Fix Write protected usb drive windows xp
I have a pc where i have working on. The problem is where when i want to send some data to usb drive or i want to delete a file from that usb device, system will be show me "write protected" message. The account is admin type. And curent operating system is XP. This account is not primary account. And for some security reasons some limitations are performed. How can i fix this problem? Where is the problem?
windows windows-xp
asked Feb 1 '17 at 16:47
sajadsajad
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I have a pc where i have working on. The problem is where when i want to send some data to usb drive or i want to delete a file from that usb device, system will be show me "write protected" message. The account is admin type. And curent operating system is XP. This account is not primary account. And for some security reasons some limitations are performed. How can i fix this problem? Where is the problem?
windows windows-xp
asked Feb 1 '17 at 16:47
sajadsajad
14428
Could you give more details and also format the question better?
– PulseJet
Feb 1 '17 at 17:04
To and from other USB devices you can read and write?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:13
@yisroel tech in all type of usb drives i can read but cant write
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:28
You say "his account is not primary account". Have you tried if this is that way on the primary account too?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:30
@yisroel tech i have not allowed to access that account. I have not user password
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:44
add a comment |
I have a pc where i have working on. The problem is where when i want to send some data to usb drive or i want to delete a file from that usb device, system will be show me "write protected" message. The account is admin type. And curent operating system is XP. This account is not primary account. And for some security reasons some limitations are performed. How can i fix this problem? Where is the problem?
windows windows-xp
asked Feb 1 '17 at 16:47
sajadsajad
14428
I have a pc where i have working on. The problem is where when i want to send some data to usb drive or i want to delete a file from that usb device, system will be show me "write protected" message. The account is admin type. And curent operating system is XP. This account is not primary account. And for some security reasons some limitations are performed. How can i fix this problem? Where is the problem?
windows windows-xp
windows windows-xp
asked Feb 1 '17 at 16:47
sajadsajad
14428
asked Feb 1 '17 at 16:47
sajadsajad
14428
edited Feb 1 '17 at 17:02
sajad
asked Feb 1 '17 at 16:47
sajadsajad
14428
asked Feb 1 '17 at 16:47
sajadsajad
14428
asked Feb 1 '17 at 16:47
sajadsajad
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Could you give more details and also format the question better?
– PulseJet
Feb 1 '17 at 17:04
To and from other USB devices you can read and write?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:13
@yisroel tech in all type of usb drives i can read but cant write
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:28
You say "his account is not primary account". Have you tried if this is that way on the primary account too?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:30
@yisroel tech i have not allowed to access that account. I have not user password
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:44
add a comment |
Could you give more details and also format the question better?
– PulseJet
Feb 1 '17 at 17:04
To and from other USB devices you can read and write?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:13
@yisroel tech in all type of usb drives i can read but cant write
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:28
You say "his account is not primary account". Have you tried if this is that way on the primary account too?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:30
@yisroel tech i have not allowed to access that account. I have not user password
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:44
Could you give more details and also format the question better?
– PulseJet
Feb 1 '17 at 17:04
Could you give more details and also format the question better?
– PulseJet
Feb 1 '17 at 17:04
To and from other USB devices you can read and write?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:13
To and from other USB devices you can read and write?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:13
@yisroel tech in all type of usb drives i can read but cant write
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:28
@yisroel tech in all type of usb drives i can read but cant write
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:28
You say "his account is not primary account". Have you tried if this is that way on the primary account too?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:30
You say "his account is not primary account". Have you tried if this is that way on the primary account too?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:30
@yisroel tech i have not allowed to access that account. I have not user password
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:44
@yisroel tech i have not allowed to access that account. I have not user password
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:44
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Try the fix from here:
- Create a system restore point first (here's how) and then press
Windows Key + R combination, type put regedit in Run dialog box and
hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. - In the left pane, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl
- In the left pane of this location, right click the Control registry key and select New -> Key. Name the new sub-key so created as StorageDevicePolicies. Now come to the right pane of this sub-key i.e. StorageDevicePolicies, right-click and select New -> DWORD Value. Name the newly created DWORD as WriteProtect. (In some cases, you might find that this DWORD under the subkey already exists and the DWORD has a Value set to 1. Double-click on the DWORD to modify its Value data.)
- In the above-shown box, change the Value data to 0 from 1. Click OK.
Close the Registry Editor, restart the computer and check if the
issue is resolved.
answered Feb 1 '17 at 18:04
Yisroel TechYisroel Tech
3,96521121
Hi , I did it all still not working . I am using windows 10
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 6:31
What's your situation? You have an SD card or a USB flash drive?
– Yisroel Tech
Jan 1 '18 at 11:46
I have Sandisk usb drive , with no switch for readonly
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 16:37
add a comment |
I had the same problem with an external exFAT hard drive (the solution might or might not be specific to exFAT, just try it and see...)
First I tried the diskpart command line tool as sketched in this scenario (list disk, select disk 2, attributes disk clear readonly). Didn't work, the last command was apparently not accepted for some reason.
Second, I tried chkdsk /f X:, on a mounted drive, as sketched here, and it worked!!! :-) No need for even re-mounting the drive! So the reason was there was something unclean on the exFAT partition so Win XP mounted it readonly, and the chkdsk cleared it and it suddenly was possible to write to that disk :-)
answered Jan 5 at 16:43
TomasTomas
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Try the fix from here:
- Create a system restore point first (here's how) and then press
Windows Key + R combination, type put regedit in Run dialog box and
hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. - In the left pane, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl
- In the left pane of this location, right click the Control registry key and select New -> Key. Name the new sub-key so created as StorageDevicePolicies. Now come to the right pane of this sub-key i.e. StorageDevicePolicies, right-click and select New -> DWORD Value. Name the newly created DWORD as WriteProtect. (In some cases, you might find that this DWORD under the subkey already exists and the DWORD has a Value set to 1. Double-click on the DWORD to modify its Value data.)
- In the above-shown box, change the Value data to 0 from 1. Click OK.
Close the Registry Editor, restart the computer and check if the
issue is resolved.
answered Feb 1 '17 at 18:04
Yisroel TechYisroel Tech
3,96521121
Hi , I did it all still not working . I am using windows 10
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 6:31
What's your situation? You have an SD card or a USB flash drive?
– Yisroel Tech
Jan 1 '18 at 11:46
I have Sandisk usb drive , with no switch for readonly
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 16:37
add a comment |
Try the fix from here:
- Create a system restore point first (here's how) and then press
Windows Key + R combination, type put regedit in Run dialog box and
hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. - In the left pane, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl
- In the left pane of this location, right click the Control registry key and select New -> Key. Name the new sub-key so created as StorageDevicePolicies. Now come to the right pane of this sub-key i.e. StorageDevicePolicies, right-click and select New -> DWORD Value. Name the newly created DWORD as WriteProtect. (In some cases, you might find that this DWORD under the subkey already exists and the DWORD has a Value set to 1. Double-click on the DWORD to modify its Value data.)
- In the above-shown box, change the Value data to 0 from 1. Click OK.
Close the Registry Editor, restart the computer and check if the
issue is resolved.
answered Feb 1 '17 at 18:04
Yisroel TechYisroel Tech
3,96521121
Hi , I did it all still not working . I am using windows 10
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 6:31
What's your situation? You have an SD card or a USB flash drive?
– Yisroel Tech
Jan 1 '18 at 11:46
I have Sandisk usb drive , with no switch for readonly
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 16:37
add a comment |
Try the fix from here:
- Create a system restore point first (here's how) and then press
Windows Key + R combination, type put regedit in Run dialog box and
hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. - In the left pane, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl
- In the left pane of this location, right click the Control registry key and select New -> Key. Name the new sub-key so created as StorageDevicePolicies. Now come to the right pane of this sub-key i.e. StorageDevicePolicies, right-click and select New -> DWORD Value. Name the newly created DWORD as WriteProtect. (In some cases, you might find that this DWORD under the subkey already exists and the DWORD has a Value set to 1. Double-click on the DWORD to modify its Value data.)
- In the above-shown box, change the Value data to 0 from 1. Click OK.
Close the Registry Editor, restart the computer and check if the
issue is resolved.
answered Feb 1 '17 at 18:04
Yisroel TechYisroel Tech
3,96521121
Try the fix from here:
- Create a system restore point first (here's how) and then press
Windows Key + R combination, type put regedit in Run dialog box and
hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. - In the left pane, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl
- In the left pane of this location, right click the Control registry key and select New -> Key. Name the new sub-key so created as StorageDevicePolicies. Now come to the right pane of this sub-key i.e. StorageDevicePolicies, right-click and select New -> DWORD Value. Name the newly created DWORD as WriteProtect. (In some cases, you might find that this DWORD under the subkey already exists and the DWORD has a Value set to 1. Double-click on the DWORD to modify its Value data.)
- In the above-shown box, change the Value data to 0 from 1. Click OK.
Close the Registry Editor, restart the computer and check if the
issue is resolved.
answered Feb 1 '17 at 18:04
Yisroel TechYisroel Tech
3,96521121
answered Feb 1 '17 at 18:04
Yisroel TechYisroel Tech
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answered Feb 1 '17 at 18:04
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Hi , I did it all still not working . I am using windows 10
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 6:31
What's your situation? You have an SD card or a USB flash drive?
– Yisroel Tech
Jan 1 '18 at 11:46
I have Sandisk usb drive , with no switch for readonly
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 16:37
add a comment |
Hi , I did it all still not working . I am using windows 10
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 6:31
What's your situation? You have an SD card or a USB flash drive?
– Yisroel Tech
Jan 1 '18 at 11:46
I have Sandisk usb drive , with no switch for readonly
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 16:37
Hi , I did it all still not working . I am using windows 10
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 6:31
Hi , I did it all still not working . I am using windows 10
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 6:31
What's your situation? You have an SD card or a USB flash drive?
– Yisroel Tech
Jan 1 '18 at 11:46
What's your situation? You have an SD card or a USB flash drive?
– Yisroel Tech
Jan 1 '18 at 11:46
I have Sandisk usb drive , with no switch for readonly
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 16:37
I have Sandisk usb drive , with no switch for readonly
– Bhawin
Jan 1 '18 at 16:37
add a comment |
I had the same problem with an external exFAT hard drive (the solution might or might not be specific to exFAT, just try it and see...)
First I tried the diskpart command line tool as sketched in this scenario (list disk, select disk 2, attributes disk clear readonly). Didn't work, the last command was apparently not accepted for some reason.
Second, I tried chkdsk /f X:, on a mounted drive, as sketched here, and it worked!!! :-) No need for even re-mounting the drive! So the reason was there was something unclean on the exFAT partition so Win XP mounted it readonly, and the chkdsk cleared it and it suddenly was possible to write to that disk :-)
answered Jan 5 at 16:43
TomasTomas
3,56492752
add a comment |
I had the same problem with an external exFAT hard drive (the solution might or might not be specific to exFAT, just try it and see...)
First I tried the diskpart command line tool as sketched in this scenario (list disk, select disk 2, attributes disk clear readonly). Didn't work, the last command was apparently not accepted for some reason.
Second, I tried chkdsk /f X:, on a mounted drive, as sketched here, and it worked!!! :-) No need for even re-mounting the drive! So the reason was there was something unclean on the exFAT partition so Win XP mounted it readonly, and the chkdsk cleared it and it suddenly was possible to write to that disk :-)
answered Jan 5 at 16:43
TomasTomas
3,56492752
add a comment |
I had the same problem with an external exFAT hard drive (the solution might or might not be specific to exFAT, just try it and see...)
First I tried the diskpart command line tool as sketched in this scenario (list disk, select disk 2, attributes disk clear readonly). Didn't work, the last command was apparently not accepted for some reason.
Second, I tried chkdsk /f X:, on a mounted drive, as sketched here, and it worked!!! :-) No need for even re-mounting the drive! So the reason was there was something unclean on the exFAT partition so Win XP mounted it readonly, and the chkdsk cleared it and it suddenly was possible to write to that disk :-)
answered Jan 5 at 16:43
TomasTomas
3,56492752
I had the same problem with an external exFAT hard drive (the solution might or might not be specific to exFAT, just try it and see...)
First I tried the diskpart command line tool as sketched in this scenario (list disk, select disk 2, attributes disk clear readonly). Didn't work, the last command was apparently not accepted for some reason.
Second, I tried chkdsk /f X:, on a mounted drive, as sketched here, and it worked!!! :-) No need for even re-mounting the drive! So the reason was there was something unclean on the exFAT partition so Win XP mounted it readonly, and the chkdsk cleared it and it suddenly was possible to write to that disk :-)
answered Jan 5 at 16:43
TomasTomas
3,56492752
answered Jan 5 at 16:43
TomasTomas
3,56492752
answered Jan 5 at 16:43
TomasTomas
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answered Jan 5 at 16:43
TomasTomas
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Could you give more details and also format the question better?
– PulseJet
Feb 1 '17 at 17:04
To and from other USB devices you can read and write?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:13
@yisroel tech in all type of usb drives i can read but cant write
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:28
You say "his account is not primary account". Have you tried if this is that way on the primary account too?
– Yisroel Tech
Feb 1 '17 at 17:30
@yisroel tech i have not allowed to access that account. I have not user password
– sajad
Feb 1 '17 at 17:44