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03-12-2008
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| | USB Thumb drive, Protection How do I remove write protection from a USB thumb drive? Files on the drive, which I don't need, are not archived. |
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03-12-2008
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| | Re: USB Thumb drive, Protection It's likely that you have failed to notice a very small slider on the side of the thumb drive, to write protect it. A lot of people have failed to see that. -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost Mark L. Ferguson .. "Steve" <spinetxnj1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uszYKFHhIHA.2540@xxxxxx Quote: > How do I remove write protection from a USB thumb drive? Files on the > drive, which I don't need, are not archived. |
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03-12-2008
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| | Re: USB Thumb drive, Protection Can't find slider on any of my thumb drives, only one of which is "write-protected". "Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uP72tIIhIHA.1168@xxxxxx Quote: > It's likely that you have failed to notice a very small slider on the side > of the thumb drive, to write protect it. A lot of people have failed to > see that. > > -- > Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web > interface. > http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost > > Mark L. Ferguson > > . > > "Steve" <spinetxnj1@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uszYKFHhIHA.2540@xxxxxx Quote: >> How do I remove write protection from a USB thumb drive? Files on the >> drive, which I don't need, are not archived. |
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03-12-2008
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| | Re: USB Thumb drive, Protection You can 'take ownership' of the files. If you have trouble seeing the Permissions button on the Properties, you can boot to safe Mode (F8 on restart) Access is Denied Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder - Permissions: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/810881 -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost Mark L. Ferguson .. "Steve" <spinetxnj1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O00K23IhIHA.5160@xxxxxx Quote: > Can't find slider on any of my thumb drives, only one of which is > "write-protected". > > "Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote in > message news:uP72tIIhIHA.1168@xxxxxx Quote: >> It's likely that you have failed to notice a very small slider on the >> side of the thumb drive, to write protect it. A lot of people have failed >> to see that. >> >> -- >> Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web >> interface. >> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost >> >> Mark L. Ferguson >> >> . >> >> "Steve" <spinetxnj1@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:uszYKFHhIHA.2540@xxxxxx Quote: >>> How do I remove write protection from a USB thumb drive? Files on the >>> drive, which I don't need, are not archived. |
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