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How about useing the software that come with it to format.

It usually wont come with software, since it acts as a normal drive in windows and your suppose to format it that way.

my uncle works in it, i asked him...he said 'You could try repartioning it using WINXP's built in disk management tools! '

what does he mean? thanks

EDIT: ok found that but couldnt see anything at all about partitioning it or formating it....it also said the drive is 'healthy'

[offtopic]How do you make the jumpdrives work on windows 98? whenever i plug it in, it always asks me to install software, if i click cancel, it doesn't recognize it in my computer. tho it works fine on xp. is there a special file i can put on my drive that will automaticly install it or make it work at all?[/offtopic]

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Originally posted by supersonicdarky
[offtopic]How do you make the jumpdrives work on windows 98? whenever i plug it in, it always asks me to install software, if i click cancel, it doesn't recognize it in my computer. tho it works fine on xp. is there a special file i can put on my drive that will automaticly install it or make it work at all?[/offtopic]

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No, you need the drivers. The way WinXP works is that it has a list of generic drivers that it uses until you get the right ones (if you do). Win98 doesn't have this, simply because it's older. You need to install the drivers.

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Originally posted by may73alliance
my uncle works in it, i asked him...he said 'You could try repartioning it using WINXP's built in disk management tools! '

what does he mean? thanks

EDIT: ok found that but couldnt see anything at all about partitioning it or formating it....it also said the drive is 'healthy'

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Are you sure you found what he meant? To get to Disk Management in Windows XP click Start > Run and then type diskmgmt.msc. Once there, right-click the volume, and then pick format from the menu.Aaargh, just discovered i have only 5% free space on my e: volume.

A note about using the Safely Remove Hardware tray icon:
By default, Windows sets flash disks (possibly all devices) to be optimised for quick removal, with no need for icon's use, even though the icon will always appear.

A note about the plug-and-play nature of USB:
Note the delay and new hardware found messages when using a USB device for the first time on a computer. Even using a USB device once on a computer, the system has drivers for the device installed, irreversibly AFAIK. Not that it really bloats your system, but it will let using a device on a system that hasn't seen it before a difference (advantage?).

Update:
My SONY MICROVAULT technically isn't a flash disk, it's a USB hub, with a flash disk and sone other stuff attached. I don't know if it applies here or if it makes any difference.

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Originally posted by Chaotic_Shield
generic drivers

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I can't install, because if i do, it will still be deleted the next time it's restarted, maybe i can put some kind of driver on a floppy so it would recognize it?

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Originally posted by rav0
Are you sure you found what he meant? To get to Disk Management in Windows XP click Start > Run and then type diskmgmt.msc. Once there, right-click the volume, and then pick format from the menu.Aaargh, just discovered i have only 5% free space on my e: volume.

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ive tryed that but it comes up 'format could not complete'