Problems with USB?

[RaysFan]

I reinstalled Windows XP Pro an now I'm trying to figure out how to access my USB thumb drive, With all my personal pics an program setup files. It worked flawless before I reinstalled but now I can't access the files. Device manager recognizes it an assigns it a drive letter. But all it does is ask me if I want to format that drive?? I tried uninstalling it in device manager then plugging back, but that didn't work either, but it did show up in my computer labeled like it used to before the new install after I did that "UDISK(G: )", but than it swaps to a unlabeled drive "removable disk(G: )" before I can get to it. It only pops up like for a few secs than switches to the unlabeled. Please Help!!!

[SYNACK]

Do you have another drive maked as G: on the system, if you have two drives maked as a single drive letter it will cause problems.

[bart21]

Can you test the drive in another pc or laptop just to ensure it is not an issue with the drive.

 

Nick

[RaysFan]

No, on the another drive marked G:. Haven't been able to test it in another pc yet. It will be tomorrow before I can do that. I will post with results of that. Also I do have other USB thumb drives an I'm able to access those fine.. But the one in question is just a generic drive the other two are a Sandisk an GeekSquad. Edited May 2, 2011 by RaysFan

[glennda]

open it in command prompt and check to see if there is an autorun on the drive - might be that its gone a bit awol

[RaysFan]

I tested the usb on another pc with windows 7 and it to asked me to format.

[RaysFan]

When I open it in disk management it shows as 8G basic fat32 healthy shows no file system an that it is 100% free space. But its a 32G with 20+G full... Maybe the drivers?

[Dos_Box]

Possibly. Try downloading and using Recuva (free) from Redirecting... just in case your drive may be on its last legs!!

[RaysFan]

it says unable to read boot sector.

[bart21]

Sounds like the drive is on it's way out.

[mac_shinobi]

what about if you use test disk ( TestDisk - CGSecurity )

[RaysFan]

I tried that it says if disk size incorrect check HD jumper settings, bios detection, etc... well it says the disk size is only 16MB? I don't know how this usb got so messed up it brand new! I put my files on it. unplugged it an plugged it back in to make sure it worked copied files back an an forth to check unplugged it an reinstalled windows after that nothing...it was literally a couple hours later. It wasn't mistreated or anything like that.