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Ravi_Ranjan · 08-23-09, 02:03 AM

i have a 2gb pen drive..
i want to format it but i cant...
one file named AUTORUN.INF is always present there and its not be deleted...

how can i format pen drive....??

Can Anyone say me???

Varad Dilip Choudhari · 08-23-09, 09:36 AM

its simple, just login into ubuntu (live)

and delete the autorun.inf file from u r pendrive.

OR

if u can access u r pendrive

open command prompt, locate to u r pendrive, and type, attrib -r -h -s autorun.inf, and quickly open u r pendrive and delete the autorun.inf file

08-23-09, 10:48 AM

There must be some virus present in your system, which replaces the file after deletion. Do a full system scan. To delete the present file, try using any Live OS CD. There are many software that can delete undeletable files. Check in download.com.

panchabhut · 08-23-09, 11:23 AM

get into DOS mode.
select the USB drive from command line.
use DOS command attrib -r -h -s *.inf
use DOS command erase *.inf to delete the file
remove USB drive
go back to windows mode
full scan system
you may find a few viruses.
after cleaning system format your drive.

vaishaliv · 08-26-09, 03:53 PM

Is this a fullproof method?? or the next time we transfer data to the pendrive same problem will arise?

panchabhut · 08-26-09, 09:34 PM

the problem would return only when you use the pen drive again in an infected system.

meetdilip · 08-27-09, 12:50 PM

Run a full system scan with updated antivirus. Please share the antivirus you use. Avira or Avast will be nice. Also try CA Yahoo Antispy.

sharadkumar · 08-28-09, 11:25 PM

I have done this to all my drives, but I don't know whether it actually works...

Just after you format your drive, be it HDD, Pen, Floppy or any such thing, create a folder named autorun.inf and set it to system, read only and hidden. This will save you from lame viruses.

funnyguys · 08-28-09, 11:50 PM

use antivirus to delete

Punch Farce · 09-01-09, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaishaliv

Is this a fullproof method?? or the next time we transfer data to the pendrive same problem will arise?

I don't think it is fullproof, at some point it is going to become full
if you keep adding stuff into it.

-F

armaaan · 09-18-09, 12:10 PM

if i write anything in pen drive then cannot b written and get a msg which is 'remove the write-protection or use another disk'
and same thing for formating so plz help me
what should i do for that bcoz i want to format and then write?
wasim8mynt@gmail.com or 09213691519

Ravi_Ranjan · 10-01-09, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armaaan

if i write anything in pen drive then cannot b written and get a msg which is 'remove the write-protection or use another disk'
and same thing for formating so plz help me
what should i do for that bcoz i want to format and then write?
wasim8mynt@gmail.com or 09213691519

I thinhk you should use "diskmgmt.msc" to format your pen drive
i hope it works.......
try it

bhat_rag · 10-02-09, 02:23 PM

Antivirus s/w can delete or otherwise quarantine it

imrock · 10-02-09, 02:59 PM

do a scan with a good antivirus........
if not working then do it manually...method posted above by others.

08-23-09, 02:03 AM	#1
Ravi_Ranjan Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Patna, (BIHAR) Posts: 123 Rep Power: 1	Problem with my pen drive i have a 2gb pen drive.. i want to format it but i cant... one file named AUTORUN.INF is always present there and its not be deleted... how can i format pen drive....?? Can Anyone say me???

09-18-09, 12:10 PM	#11
armaaan Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 19 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Armaan if i write anything in pen drive then cannot b written and get a msg which is 'remove the write-protection or use another disk' and same thing for formating so plz help me what should i do for that bcoz i want to format and then write? wasim8mynt@gmail.com or 09213691519

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08-23-09, 09:36 AM	#2
Varad Dilip Choudhari Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Karad Age: 15 Posts: 208 Rep Power: 2	its simple, just login into ubuntu (live) and delete the autorun.inf file from u r pendrive. OR if u can access u r pendrive open command prompt, locate to u r pendrive, and type, attrib -r -h -s autorun.inf, and quickly open u r pendrive and delete the autorun.inf file

08-23-09, 10:48 AM	#3
meetdilip Guest Posts: n/a	There must be some virus present in your system, which replaces the file after deletion. Do a full system scan. To delete the present file, try using any Live OS CD. There are many software that can delete undeletable files. Check in download.com.

08-23-09, 11:23 AM	#4
panchabhut Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,215 Rep Power: 9	get into DOS mode. select the USB drive from command line. use DOS command attrib -r -h -s .inf use DOS command erase .inf to delete the file remove USB drive go back to windows mode full scan system you may find a few viruses. after cleaning system format your drive.

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vaishaliv Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Age: 30 Posts: 112 Rep Power: 1	Is this a fullproof method?? or the next time we transfer data to the pendrive same problem will arise?

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panchabhut Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,215 Rep Power: 9	the problem would return only when you use the pen drive again in an infected system.

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meetdilip The Wizard Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 897 Rep Power: 1	Run a full system scan with updated antivirus. Please share the antivirus you use. Avira or Avast will be nice. Also try CA Yahoo Antispy.

08-28-09, 11:25 PM	#8
sharadkumar Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kolkata Age: 23 Posts: 114 Rep Power: 1	I have done this to all my drives, but I don't know whether it actually works... Just after you format your drive, be it HDD, Pen, Floppy or any such thing, create a folder named autorun.inf and set it to system, read only and hidden. This will save you from lame viruses.

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funnyguys Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 1	use antivirus to delete

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bhat_rag Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 2	Antivirus s/w can delete or otherwise quarantine it

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imrock Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 748 Rep Power: 3	do a scan with a good antivirus........ if not working then do it manually...method posted above by others.

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