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karamvirschauhan
Dec 28, 2007, 11:56 PM
While saving data into my pen drive, it shows the message that 'pen drive is currently write-proctecd' and I don't know how to unprotect this, please help me in this
seahwk83
Dec 30, 2007, 11:01 PM
try these steps
1) Click Start->Run.
2)Type regedit and hit enter.
3)Click file and click Export and give a file name and save. Just to rollback if you want.
4)Click on the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
5)Click on the plus sign next to SYSTEM
6)Click on the plus sign next to CurrentControlSet
7)Click on the plus sign next to Control
8)Click on the plus sign next to StorageDevicePolicies
9)Write click on WriteProtect and click modify.
10)If the value data is 1 change it 0 and click OK.
11)Repeat steps 7 to 10 for ControlSet001 and ControlSet002 .
12)Close Registry editor and restart the computer.
if these registry entries are not present, you'll have to dfind another way, I have done this once before and it worked
ashokme
Jun 14, 2008, 01:20 AM
Dear I am not able to make it, do u have any other answer
seahwk83
Jun 14, 2008, 09:57 AM
Don't really understand your answer, if the above does not work for you I don't know of any other way, sorry
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nature_king
Jun 21, 2008, 09:19 AM
How to unprotect pen drine
seahwk83
Jun 21, 2008, 11:24 AM
Steps above should work
MUKATBIHARI
Mar 22, 2011, 12:23 AM
while saving data into my pen drive, it shows the message that 'pen drive is currently write-proctecd' and i dont know how to unprotect this, please help me in this
MUKATBIHARI
Mar 22, 2011, 12:24 AM
While saving data into my pen drive, it shows the message that 'pen drive is currently write-proctecd' and I don't know how to unprotect this, please help me in this
marlin martin
Dec 22, 2012, 11:47 PM
In this hints you have said storage device policies and in computer comes only storage