how to cope with the flash write protected

These tips may be useful if one day we had FlashDisk or External Hard drive with a USB cable suddenly can not be used, it may disable access to the message or Write-Protected. If you're having problems like this, or maybe want to disable the use of USB in your computer and restrict access, you can try the following tips. At least two things that can cause the USB storage media can not be accessed, the first is access to the disabled and the second, access to the protection, usually a message that "The disk is write-protected". everything can be arranged through the registry windows.This Disk is Write-Protected In this case, the USB still be read, but can not be written or to store data. If you're having this event, then try to follow the following tips:

1. Open the Registry Editor (Start Menu> Run, type: Regedit, then press enter or click OK)
2. Find the key below : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ StorageDevicePolicies
3. If at any WriteProtect the right panel, double click and on the value 0 or delete the data input or WriteProtect StorageDevicePolicies can also delete the key. Then refresh (View> Refresh)
4. Try disconnecting the USB Flash Disk and repeat the copy data.

By contrast, restrict users to a computer that can not write, copy or move data in the flash disk, it can be done with these tips:

1. Open the Registry Editor (Start Menu> Run, type: Regedit, then press enter / click OK)
2. Search Key (like a folder) the following HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control
3. Create a new key (right click and choose New> Key, then name StorageDevicePolicies
4. Then open the StorageDevicePolicies key and right click select New> DWORD Value named WriteProtect
5. Double click WriteProtect, in the value of data and content with a value of 1. Click OK

In addition to CurrentControlSet, the conversion must be done in key ControlSet001, ControlSet002, and so on if any. So it can be checked on the following Key:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\StorageDevicePolicies

Once on the set as above, then all users who use these computers can not save, copy or move data to a USB Flash Disk, without having to restart the computer first. So there is write-protected disk message as above. These tips can be run on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and 2008. USB Mass Storage not working (Disable) this way if the external storage media such as USB Flash Disk, External hard drives and the like can not be enabled or disabled. If you experience this then try the following tips:

1. Open the Registry Editor (Start Menu> Run, type: Regedit, then press enter / click OK)
2. Find the following key : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStore
3. In the right pane double-click Start, replace the contents (Value data) with 3 to enable the USB storage, if it 4 the removable USB mass storage device will be disabled.

If the effect is not directly visible, then restart the computer first. These tips can be implemented in Windows Vista, XP, Windows Server 2008, 2003 and 2000.

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