Try to reformat the drive - disk is write protected

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• Try to reformat the drive letter but Pavilion 5200 t is disabled

  I have a desktop Pavilion d5200t with an operating system upgraded to Windows 7 that must be reformatted.  I want to delete all data and start over.  When I put the Windows 7 CD in the drive and go through install, I click the link Options of readers, but the C: drive, in which the operating system is installed, is disabled. that is, when I clicked Delete options and reformatting are inactive.  How can I get rid of this player.  Or, if I just leave it alone and let it all to backup windows.old, I could then just delete this folder.  I always felt that it was not a clean install.

  Thanks in advance for any help.

  Hello:

  I've never had a problem, the way Windows.old.

  It's as good as a clean install, unless you have a virus nasty on the partition, but even in this case, it's probably in windows.old.

  It is useful a clean install.

  When you are finished and you have copied all the files from the windows.old folder that you want to copy to the new installation, just run Disk Cleanup utility and click the box of system files at bottom left of the window that opens your folder windows.old to check and delete, to correctly remove the cleaning windows.old folder.

  And then defragment the disk since this folder has probably left a big "hole" in your file structure.

  Paul

• I bought a SANDISK CRUSER it IS GIVING MESSAGE THAT THE DRIVE IS BEING WRITE PROTECTED.

  I bought a sandisk cruzer made 16 gb USB stick (black & red). Flipkart online store I bought March 28, 2013.

  After three months, it was an error message "the drive is write protected another device to copy use." I am receving this message when I try to copy something into my USB.

  So I asked these people to kart flip, they said that they warranty replacement for a single month. but this problem started after three months I bought it. and then sent to the people of sandisk also took all the necessary information about this.

  But still its giving the same message now what should I do to get my USB drive replaced.

  Please give me the answer as soon as possible

  My details:

  Annie Gnanender

  No. mobile-9032340234 / 7406717735

  e-mail [email protected]

  Please contact me as soon as possible

  Contact SanDisk directly using details here:

  http://www.SanDisk.com/about-SanDisk/contact-us/

  No one will call or e-mail by (or SanDisk) and it's a very, VERY bad idea to post your e-mail address and/or telephone on a public forum.

  I suggest that you click on Options (at the top right of your message) and edit your post to remove this personal information.

• Once again... "" "scratch disks is write protected...". ' error message? -Mac

  Recently I found this error message appear again, different from that of a previous post. "The"scratch disks"is write protected or unavailable. To open this project, the "scratch disks" will be set to your Documents folder. Do you want to continue? »

  On our portable system Edition (Mac 10.6.8 CS 5.5) on some occasions when I plug a firewire drive, PP open, create a new project, I get the above message. When I click "Yes" to continue and open the Panel of projects all the disks scratch that I put for the disc show just that I had chosen them, not the documents folder. What gives? PP is looking for old projects, I created on different portable players, even if I'm not trying to open them (and they are not connected)? Seems strange.

  Oops, I didn't read your initial post correctly.  The Scratch disk settings are stored in the preferences, and so if you do not have the last drive connected that you set as your Scratch disk when you exit the last, then you will get this message.

  There is nothing wrong with that: your last drive selected is not available.  You see a message similar to the PCF, when you changed the external drives, or took the last than the one you used offline.

  The 'write protected' part of the message refers to the situation caused by the permissions mentioned in my first answer.

  I never chose to scratch disks (I don't capture Ribbon.), so I've never seen this message myself.

• After you download El Capitan, I received the following error message when you try to install: the drive is not formatted in MAC OS extended (journaled). Use disk utility to enable logging or reformat the disc. Can anyone help?

  After you download El Capitan, I received the following error message when you try to install: the drive is not formatted in MAC OS extended (journaled). Use disk utility to enable logging or reformat the disc. Can anyone help? (My disk utility shows that she in MAC OS extended (journaled) format.)

  It shows that it is Mac OS extended, not journaled. Click enable logging in the toolbar.

  The thing you read is if you format the drive using the RAID settings you have selected. You have to look at the bottom of the window where it shows the Format.

• Whenever I try to delete files from my USB, the message saying that you can not delete the file, the disk is write protected

  original title: write protection

  Whenever I try to delete files from my USB, the message saying that you can not delete the file, the disc is write protected is displayed. What I can do to undo the write protection?

  Try this
  Go to disk management in administrative tools of the control by just one panel right click on the icon my computer on the desktop and select manage and then try to format your USB

  OR

  Try this
  http://www.ehow.com/how_5187399_format-write-protected-disk.html

• When you try to save pictures on a CD - RW, get error "the disk is write protected".

  I have Windows Vista and you tried to save pictures and a video on multiple disks without success. I am trying to record pictures on a CD - RW disc, but get the message "the disk is write protected."

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/burn-a-CD-or-DVD

  Burn a CD or DVD

  If your computer is equipped with a CD or DVD burner, you can copy files to a recordable disc. This process is calledburning a disc. By default, Windows Burns discs in the active file system format, but you can also choose to burn discs in ISO image format.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/which-CD-or-DVD-format-should-I-use

  Should which CD or DVD format I use?

  What format you use is determined by the computer that you will use to read the information that is recorded.

  See if help above,.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Is there anyway I can reformat the drive G:\ in drive C:\

  Original title: when I first set up full vista I gave windows 10 GB. Then, I divided the remaining 325 in C:\ & G:\__I readers GB and then divided the other readers in C:\(225GB) and the ball. Drive G:\.

  I divided the 325 remaining in two disks c:\ GB (225 GB) and the balance to the drive G:\ (@100 F). I used the drive G:\ as a backup drive; However during a backup and a restore, I had 842 MB remaining, not enough for a backup or restore. Is anyway I can reformat the drive G:\ in C:\ driver (I backed up G to C, so it is not serious I need is more what's on drive G.)

  Hi flexiablehors1a,

  You can try to delete the partition (G :) and extend it to the C: drive.)

  Note: Back up your data to two drives (G: & C :) and remove a partition and extend the other Partition.

  Step 1:

  To delete a Partition

  a. open the control panel.

  b. click the Administrative Tools icon.

  c. click on computer management and click on continue in the UAC prompt.

  d. in the left pane, click disk under storage management.

  e. right click on the volume (G:\) you want to remove and click on delete the Volume.

  f. click Yes at the confirmation prompt.

  NOTE: This will leave the partition as unallocated (empty) with no drive letter.

  Step 2:

  To extend a Partition

  a. right click on the partition (C:\) you want to extend in the now unallocated partition and click Extend Volume.

  b. click next to host to the Volume Wizard window extend.

  c. Select the amount of space in megabytes that you want to use from the unallocated partition to use to extend this partition.

  d. click Next and click on finish in the window end extend.

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• In ultimate windows 7, when I want to paste or create a file on USB, windows says: the disk is write protected. ?

  in Window 7 Ultimate. When I want to create a file or paste a file copied to a USB port or flash memory, windows cannot perform this action and the message: the disk is write protected.but when I used the same USB Win XP, disc is OK and not write-protected.
  I tried this question on several USB key, but the result was the same.
  anydody can help me?

  Hi Saleh2506,

  You can try and remove the disc, remove the write protection (by reversing a tab on the disk), and then try again.

  If you do not have the valve on the USB, try the following steps to resolve the problem:

  1. Click Start , type regedit.exe and press ENTER.

  2. navigate to the following location:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrrentControlSet\Control

   

  3. control with the right mouse button and select new and key.

  4. call it as StorageDevicePolicies.

  5. click on StorageDevicePolicies and on the right pan right click and select new > DWORD and name it as WriteProtect.

  6 double-click it and set its value to 0.

  This will disable the write protection on USB/flash drives.

  Restart your computer and check to see if that fixes the problem.

  Important The above section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756/

  I hope this helps!

  Gokul - Microsoft Support

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• Satellite U205-S5034 - error when you try to create the recovery disks

  Hello world

  I have problems with the TOSHIBA recovery disk creator. When you try to create the recovery disks this error pops up:
  An unexpected error has occurred. Exit this application and start it again. (Error code: F1-0F00FE-00000002)

  The machine is a Satellite U205-S5034 under XP Pro SP3.

  Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you and have a nice day.

  DaveMatt44

  Hello

  What kind of DVD that you use to create a Toshiba Recovery disk? I have tried Verbatim DVD-R and TDK DVD-R and never had a problem with these discs. A friend tried DVD + R and he couldn t create a recovery disk. After he tried DVD-R and everything was fine but I do not know why this happened.
  So please try other discs.

  Also, check the Toshiba page for an update of the firmware of the CD/DVD drive. Maybe it will help you.

• It cannot be delete because the disk is write protected.

  When I want to delete a folder on drive c, then following the message show:
  It cannot be delete because the disk is write protected.
  Please help me

  These protections are put in place so that you do not delete the files or folders that have the need by other programs.

  If you know that you can remove there is a program called Killbox JUST BE VERY CAREFUL what you DELETE! Please rate me upward if you find my post helpful. Thank you!

• I try to use the clean disk and after it starts I get a message that it has stopped working

  I try to use the clean disk and after it strats up, I get a message that it has stopped working

  Original title: clean work investor disc

  Please use this tutorial and try to do the cleaning disc again.

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76073-disk-cleanup.html

• I am trying to copy photos to a CD - RW disc nine, the message indicates that the disk is write-protected, what should I do.

  I am trying to copy photos to a CD - RW disc nine, the message indicates that the disk is write-protected, what should I do

  Hello

  You can follow the steps below to solve the problem:

  Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756/

  1. click on Start, typeregedit in the Start search box and press ENTER.

  2. navigate to the following key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
  
  3. If the key exists, go to step 7.

  4. in case the StorageDevicePolicies key does not exist, you must create a new.

  a. right click on the empty field and select new > key.

  b. name the new key as StorageDevicePolicies.

  5. turn on highlight StorageDevicePolicies, and then create a new DWORD called (32-bit) as WriteProtect.
  6. double click on WriteProtectand set its data value to 0.

  7. If the key already exists, double click on WriteProtect and change its value from 1 to 0 to allow write access.
  8. exit the registry editor.

  Check whether the problem is resolved.

• I am trying to install ION Slides2pc scanner. When I try to install the driver, I get a message "system administrator has established policies of prevention of this type of installation. All the answers?

  I'm trying to install the software for a slide ION Slides2pc scanner.  When I try to install the driver I get the following message "system administrator has established policies of prevention of this type of installation.  All the answers?

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• need to reformat the drive hard after that installation fails

  After several futile attempts to update my computer and I couldn't was the first get the bad image of SLIU.exe error, I tried ccleaner, malware nothing has worked, so I decided to do a reinstall = so I have inserted the windows cd and started doing an installation, but it would not install service pack 1 not even the stand-alone version.

  so I decided to install win 7 again and got a corrupt c:\windows.old.001\windows\servicing\sessions file setup.exe is corrupt and unreadable, please run chkdsk utility

  executing the ckdks and now he says it's error correction in the index file $SII 9

  I want to just reformat the drive and do a fresh install.

  the drive hard seagate [passed all test

  What is the step by step to reformat the hard drive

  I have an external hard drive with all my backup files. that I don't worry, I want just the computer working again.

  Plug

  Home build

  Win 7 ultimate

  card mother p45 MSI neo

  4 GB corsair ddr d

  1 TB of Seagate hard drive

  Intel dual caore 8400 cpu

  NVIDIA g8400 video card

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD

  Click Install now

  Accept the license agreement

  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Click on drive Options

  Select the disc/s click on Delete

  Click new

  Click on apply

  Click OK

  Click Format, and then click next to proceed with the installation