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pen drive-help needed

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/pen-drive-help-needed.96531/

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pradhansushil Original post #1
Aug 27, 2008 at 8:02 PM
I seem to have developed some problem in my computer. It reads pen drives when connected to the USB port, but cannot autoplay, open or explore them. I can send files to it, but cannot see them. If I need to access a file, i have to 'search' for it, and then open it from the search results. But only read, no copying. I need to carry work from home to office and vive versa, so its really a big problem. Please help. It happens with all brands of pen drive. I am working with Windows XP.
toofan
toofan #2
Aug 27, 2008 at 10:51 PM
No1 update your antivirus then make a system scan at boot time. then scan and formate the pen drive.

Solved.!!!!!??

By the way the auto play function should be disabled because it gives you time to scan the usb drive each time you connect it to your system.Its safe this way.
Roadripper
Aug 27, 2008 at 11:20 PM
First scan wit a NOd32 or avast do a clean format of urpendrive man ...its prolly infected...:D:p
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The Conqueror #4
Aug 28, 2008 at 12:20 AM
Scan it with NOD32 or Kaspersky.
Also you should disableAutorun on pendrives as a safety measure
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Aug 29, 2008 at 6:48 AM
Thanks a lot folks. Did all that. I have avast at home and kaspersky at work on the LAN. Formatted three times over. Still doesn't work !!
Help still needed.
toofan
toofan #6
Aug 29, 2008 at 7:59 AM
Either your pen drive gone nuts or your system is still infected with Virus. I too use avast. Use the boot time scanning option.

If its a virus problem check my the post no 8 in the following link.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96043
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paroh #7
Aug 29, 2008 at 11:56 AM
May be ur pen drive is infected with some virus. Scan ur pen drive with some good antivirus. and install USB disk security.