flash stick problem.

ha ha thanks i cannot even fill my 4gb stick now so i will wait til i need to backup the desktop and both laptops then i will order a 16gb stick.
 
haha yeah go0d idea... my 8gb constantly gets filled... movies, full games, and full software... all from ppl at campus
 
cool we downloaded 17 hidden object games on this stick but only 7 played when we got home thats why i took the laptop thru to my brother so we have 7 games that did not work the first time but now i have the same problem trying to copy them to another laptop.
 
if all the files are on the flash why is it i cannot play the game off the flash or do games need something else to work.
 
Incidentally, to stop these stupid viruses spreading to the flash drives, create a folder on the drive called "autorun.inf". That makes it impossible to create a file of the same name on the drive.
 
hmm i seem to have found something here. if i say show me all hidden files i actually get another icon in some of the files and if i click on the icon the game actually plays. i have checked 3 out of the 7 and 2 have worked so far.
 
i have copied the games to my harddrive now so do i just say format the flash and then make a folder called autorun.inf.
 
yes that'll work, ive also once been told create ur own autorun.inf file.... just set the attributes to read only...and hidden...but that never seemed to help me...mayb the folder thing works...try it out
 
ok will do. so far only 3 have worked but i will keep scratching around to figure the thing out.
 
co0l, shout if u need more help, and btw get an antivirus on those 2 laptops aswell...ur flash has been in them...mayb they r also effected(not likely, not by the autorun.inf) but its always better 2 b safe than sorry
 
what can one do for a flashstick that won't format?

first; please excuse the bump, but the general rule of thumb is rather bump than create a dupe thread right? ...right :)
so anyway, i have a 15gig noname here and when i plug it in i get 'computer can't use device because it is not formatted format now?' yes... but problem is it jams at like 1% and then when you click cancel after a while an error message comes up that format couldn't be interrupted. all while the led flickers like the Ethernet indicator of a router.
i've tried multiple windows machines and all of them do the same.

so question is can i do anything other than making a fancy necklace for a technology disadvantaged person?
 
If the problem can be solved it will still be cheaper to replace than repair.

PS - you are sure it's a 15GB???
 
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bumpity bump. I managed to clear some actual files on mine but it is still full of some weired ones with like blocks for names and they wont delete and it still does not format.
 
Venomous said:
PS - you are sure it's a 15GB???
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sorry, actually 16 GB. either way it's totally gefook now, the PC won't even boot if it's plugged in. :)

@wayne - i found this HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool - v2.1.8 you could try. and as for your other problem where the games you coped over not working, there can be many causes. incompatibility, missing registry entries, direct X, you name it
 
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