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Write protection on USB External Hard Disk drive - with XML properties
Dear Forum,
I have enquired with a few different sources and think this is the best forum.
I am after some information as to how to change the properties of a write protected USB External Hard Disk Drive.
I am some what confused as to the information that I have been provided and do not know how to do it in plain English and if it looks correct to the professionals on here.
This was my question:
What back up would you suggest?
I also have an issue with a USB 2GB Removable Disk that is write protected how do I change that property?
I have tried connecting it to different computers and it still comes up with the same message that the external drive is write protected.
I do not know how to make a drive write protected.
I have noticed that some of the items have .xml and it was used for a back up program for Memeo that came with another USB External hard drive.
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...F1CB645296!285
I also wish to know how you could gain the zip.up file.
If you require any further information, please let me know.
I am only new to computers. I would like to use the disk again, preferably not loosing any data.
Melissa
This is what I have received:
a. Click start, type in regedit in the search bar and hit enter.
b. Navigate to the following registry location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\StorageDevicePolicies
c. Click on StorageDevicePolicies and on the right-hand side there should be a DWORD value labelled WriteProtect. If there isn't one, create it. Either way, make sure it has a value of 0. Double-click it to change it.
d. Do the same with the following two locations (creating any non-existent keys/values along the way):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control
Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756 (How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP )
How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
The skydrive link has the screen shots or if you require further clarification - please let me know?