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Last answer on Oct 26, 2009 8:49:13 pm GMT USB question, on Dec 14, 2008 4:54:37 pm GMT 
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Hello,
My USB stick used to work fine, but suddenly it didn't open any more when I plugged it in and when I try to open the disc in "my computer" everytime an "open with" window pops up ("choose the program you want to use to open the file"). I cannot get to the contents of the stick. Please help me out.

Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0

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pc.king2692, on Feb 9, 2009 2:38:42 pm GMT
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Just go to Start>Run and access the drive frm dere.
Should solve the problem

   
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RichyB, on Feb 9, 2009 2:47:41 pm GMT
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That doesnt really solve the problem. There is alot of viruses going around and spreading via pen drives, Please Scan your drive with an upto date virus scanner. if you can access the pen drive using the start run method please go into your pen drive and then go to tools, Folder options, View, and scroll down and check the box next to show hidden files and folders, and scroll down a little further and uncheck hide protected operating system files. Click yes when a box apears. Go back to the pen drive and you should see an autorun.ini file delete this file.

Remove the pen and put it back in and your problem should be Solved

   
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msm, on Feb 10, 2009 2:04:32 pm GMT

Thank you, it works again! :-) Only thing is, there is no Menu bar if you open the stich via 'run'. I could access the files when I just replugged the stick in, but for people where this doesn;t work, you might need another solution to get to the 'autorun' file.

Anyway, many thanks!

   
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Martin, on Feb 18, 2009 8:01:42 pm GMT
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Go to windows explorer (Start-Accessories) and in the left panel you can click on the pen-drive. worked for me :), and there u can do the mentioned above

   
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rizzy, on Feb 25, 2009 2:47:28 pm GMT

Go to my computer and right click on the usb and click search and then cipy all the files and paste them to ur desktop then go to my computer and format the usb and it will work and then just put all the files you copyed and paste it back. same thing happen to me but this fixed it trust me u wanker

   
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GamerMickey, on Mar 9, 2009 3:54:18 pm GMT

Thank you, this was great! I don't have the AutoRun feature though. I'll be digging into this.

   
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Aswanth, on Aug 2, 2009 7:37:09 am BST

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Sepheron, on Sep 20, 2009 3:55:51 pm BST

Thanks a lot for this

   
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Rajesh, on Oct 11, 2009 8:08:15 pm BST

Hi friend, use address bar to open such pen drives. u can read about this in http://www.jeshmal4u.blogspot.com/

   
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 deadly, on Oct 26, 2009 8:49:13 pm GMT

You can press thw windows button and then r, for run as a shortcut type in D:\ (for vista)
G:\ (for xp)

   
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