Pen drive formatting issue..

hello
sir,
window is unable to complete format..
Pen drive is detecting but when i want to see it's property it shwo us 0 byte.......... I have tried low level format, diskpart, HP pen drive format tool but not success , HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool replys" Media is write protected. "
& i have a 4 gb HP pen drive which is not detecting in my laptop??

Hello Mudsain,
If the pendrive is giving you a write protect warning, it might be fixed using USB Flash Driver Format Tool (Ufix-II).
http://www.pny.com.tw/index.php?cls=2&mode=download
You may need to have 7-Zip installed to extract the .rar file. It is a free download. http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
Your going to extract "RecoverTool_V2.00.42_M1223 8CE.exe" from the downloaded file and run.
You should now be able to reformat the pendrive. IF this does not help, then the pendrive is most likey damaged and nothing more can be done.
If it is new, I would take it back to the store for a replacement or contact HP Support for more options.
Contact HP Worldwide | HP® Official Site
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