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Elena_Os
03.02.2009.  11:28


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http://www.pegor.com/tutorials-how-to/mics-tutorials/how-to-remove-write-protection-from-usb-drive

How to remove write protection from a write protected USB flash drive:

Six days ago, My Kingston USB Flash Drive got Write Protected, And I couldnt write files to it, nor could I delete any files, nor could I format my USB drive.
I spent hours and hours searching on google for a solution, then on a forum, I finnally found a guide that worked for me :D (Hurray !)
Well, this guide includes edits in windows registry, but its very easy.
Here is the guide :

    * Start Menu -> Run -> type ‘regedit’ (without the quotes) -> Hit Enter !
    * Now take a backup of your registry, incase something goes wrong:
      Right Click on ‘My Computer’ -> ‘Export’ > save it on the Desktop.
    * Now Browse through these tabs:
      My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
    * Double click on the string ‘WriteProtect’ and change the ‘Value Data’ box to ‘0’
    * On Toolbar, Click on File -> Export -> Save it anywhere with any name like ‘WriteProtection01.reg’ or anything.
    * You need to repeat the step 3 - step 5 with every string on folder named ‘ControlSet***’ (* = any Digit, i.e. 001, 002) - that is, instead of currentcontrolset, repeat the steps for folders controlset***
      For Example :
      My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
      - Again export it on same directory as before, named as ‘WriteProtection0**.reg’

Note : These exports are just incase you need to revert the changes in your registry, to revert, just double click on the *.reg file, and click yes when it prompts.
