How to Fix Write-Protected Read-Only Disks

Note: If you have a write-protected SD card, check that the write-protect (LOCK) switch on the side of the card has not been accidentally moved to the WP position! Some USB flash drives also have a write-protect switch as does the Zaman VE200 ISO emulator HDD caddy.

If you have used a USB disk to hold a Windows 8 Windows to Go! Operating System or perhaps a Vista/Win7 OS and now you cannot access it under Windows Vista or 7 even with RMPrepUSB, or even format it under Windows, it may be because the disk has been marked as Read-Only in the Windows Registry of your system.

I had just such a USB hard disk which had been formatted as NTFS and used as a Windows 8 ToGo! boot disk. I could not copy any file to it or format it under Windows 7 or wipe it using RMPrepUSB - every time I tried I got a 'Write-Protect' error.

   

To clear this I used Windows 7 Diskpart as follows:

1. Start Menu - All Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt - right-click - Run as Administrator...

2. When the command console opens, type DISKPART

3. List the drives by typing LIS DIS  

4. Select the USB drive by typing  SEL DIS 1         (if disk 1 is your USB drive)

5. Inspect the details for that disk by typing  DET DIS

    Check if the disk is marked as Read-only - e.g.

DISKPART> det dis

TOSHIBA MK2559GSXP USB Device

Disk ID: EF78DCD3

Type   : USB

Status : Online

Path   : 0

Target : 0

LUN ID : 0

Location Path : UNAVAILABLE

Current Read-only State : Yes

Read-only  : Yes

Boot Disk  : No

Pagefile Disk  : No

Hibernation File Disk  : No

Crashdump Disk  : No

Clustered Disk  : No

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info

  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------

  Volume 5     H   RMPARTUSB    NTFS   Partition    232 GB  Healthy

6. Type ATT DIS CLEAR READONLY    to clear the ReadOnly attribute and then type DET DIS again to check it has been cleared.

 
 (optional - if the drive still is Readonly try this) type CLEAN  to erase all contents from the drive  (make sure you have selected the correct drive!!!!!)

7. Finally type EXIT  to quit Diskpart

Some diskpart commands can be shortened to just the first 3 letters...

8. Now unplug the USB disk and re-insert it into the USB port.

HOW TO RESET CANON PRINTER

How to reset Canon Pixma IP2770

Canon PIXMA iP2770 are classified into photo printers. This printer is very suitable for use at home. Results in getting the equivalent of lab quality photos. The speed  of this printer quickly spelled out that is about 7 ipm for mono and the 4.8 ipm for color and for 4R-sized photo takes 55 seconds. Resolution of Canon PIXMA iP2770 printer at 4800 x 1200dpi (max). Still uses USB 2.0 connectivity and the type cartridge using PG-810, CL-811 (PG-810XL, CL811XL Optional). For this printer weight of 3.4 kg with dimensions of 445 X 250 X 130mm.

If a lights blink on the POWER and RESUME button alternately and it will show an error 5B00. It means that your ink absorber inside the printer is almost full. In order to solve this you need to clear or reset the counter protection of your printer. To do this, follow this steps.

First make sure that the power cable and usb cable are connected, before you perform the reset procedure. And download the resetter at the bottom of this post.

FIRST STEPS:  Entering Service Mode

You have to enter in service mode in order to used the resetter. To do that follow this procedure,

1. Turn off the printer without pulling the power cords.

2. Hold down Resume button and press Power button.

3. Keep holding down Power button and let Resume button go.

4. Then Press Resume button 5 times then let BOTH buttons go.

5. You will notice that the Alternate Blinking error is gone, this means that the printer is in Service Mode state.

SECOND STEPS: Using the Resetter

1. After you download the resetter, extract it and double click "servicetool.exe"

2. Press the "Main" Button, Then press "EEPROM Clear" button if a pop-up appear just click OK

5. Then power off the printer(sometimes you have to press twice the power button to turn off) and turn on again. and its done!

Warning: Getting rid of the error message won’t change that you might end up with ink leaking out of the printer if you don’t either replace or clean the ink wastepad.

This is a new Service Tool

Please leave a comment, if its working

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INSTALLING WINDOWS XP USING USB DRIVE

1. An unmodified, legal copy of Windows XP Home or XP Professional
2. USB memory stick (2 GB recommended - 1 GB minimum)
3. A motherboard that is capable of booting from a USB drive (check your motherboard manual if not sure)

As long as you have all three points above met, then you are ready to start. Just so you know, in this process your USB flash drive will be formatted, so do not use a USB that contains data vital to you. As for a motherboard that is capable of booting from a USB drive, most modern motherboards offer this as a standard feature. If your motherboard is less than two years old, chances are that the motherboard you have supports this feature.

Okay, now we have made sure that your computer is capable of installing XP from a USB disk. The next thing we need to do is to download and extract three tools that are going to help us in this procedure. You can find download links to these files below:

1. USB_Prep8
2. PEtoUSB
3. Bootsect 

I suggest you download these files directly to the root of your hard drive. In other words save them to a folder on the same drive that contains your operating system — for most people this will be the C: drive. Once they are all downloaded, go ahead and extract PEtoUSB and USB_Prep8 to separate folders. Once this is done you should take the contents of the PEtoUSB folder and copy them into the USB_Prep8 folder. Once this is done, you should go back to the root of your drive and extract Bootsect to the root of the drive (program files and Windows folder is stored in this area). We do not need to worry about the Bootsect program for now, however that is simply preparation for later. And as another matter of preparation I suggest you insert your Windows XP CD, create a folder on the root of your drive, name it XP, and then copy the contents of your Windows XP CD into that folder as you will need these files soon.



Okay, now that all the preparation is out of the way, we’ll start the process. It will take on average about 20-25 minutes to complete this process depending, of course, on the speed of your PC and of the USB stick you are going to be using. I must warn you now that you should NOT close any of the windows generated by the programs I am showing you how to use until you reach the point in this guide when I tell you to do so. This is quite important because, if you happen to close any of the following windows, it is possible that you can screw up the procedure and you will have to start again. With that out of the way, as long as you follow the instructions below, everything will run smoothly.

1. Go into the folder named USB_Prep8 and double-click the following: (usb_prep8.cmd)
2. Make sure you select the newly created command prompt window and click any key to continue

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3. A new program is started (PeToUSB). Do not change any of the settings; just click start and let it run



4. Once PeToUSB is finished, DO NOT CLOSE any of the windows the program created
5. Go to your start menu and click run if you’re using the classic start menu
6. Enter the following command into your run window: (CMD)]
7. Once you have run that command, a new window will appear with the words command prompt
8. Provided that you have used the file setup I suggested, input the following: ( cd \bootsect )
9. Type in the following: ( bootsect /nt52 R: ) Replace R with the drive letter of your USB drive
10. You will see the message (Bootcode was successfully updated on targeted volume) if it worked right
11. You may NOW close all the windows except for the window that was created when you ran USB_Prep8
12. Providing you closed all the right windows, the USB_Prep8 Window will now contain seven options

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13. Press 1 on your keyboard — this will bring up a window. Locate your XP folder and highlight it. Click OK
14. Press 2 on your keyboard — the program will ask for a unused drive letter (example: T or Z)
15. Press 3 on your keyboard — the program will ask for your USB Stick drive letter; enter it now.
16. Press 4 on your keyboard to start the USB_Prep8 process
17. The program will ask you if it is OK to format a drive contained in the letter you gave in #14; click yes
18. The program will start to copy the needed files; be patient
19. The program will then ask you if you wish to copy these files to the USB stick; click yes.
20. Finally, once it has finished copying the files, it will ask you if you want to make the stick the preferred boot drive. Click yes, after which it will ask if you wish to un-mount the USB stick. Click yes

And that’s all there is to it. The USB flash drive is now ready to install XP to any hardware that is supported by the Windows XP CD. However there are some minor differences to installing Windows XP this way than if you would with an optical drive, which I am going to go into. Of course, as I have said before, the speed at which Windows XP installs is MUCH faster when installing using a USB stick than if you were using an optical drive (CD/DVD). But the speed comes at the price of you needing to pay a little more attention to the install itself. Now from this point on, I am going to assume that your motherboard does in fact support booting from USB and that you have gone into your BIOS and have set the USB flash drive as the first drive to be booted from (make sure the flash drive is connected before you turn power on — it helps). I cannot give a generic answer to where that option is in your BIOS; I suggest you look up in your motherboard’s documentation.

Providing it boots from the USB flash drive, you will now be shown two options. One with the words GUI and one with the words Text Mode. Choose the Text Mode option first. Now you will see what you normally would see during a CD install of XP. Just follow the on-screen instructions as always. One note is that, if you need to create a new partition for your new Windows XP installation, once the partition is fully formatted, instantly turn off the PC as the install will need to be restarted so the flash drive can recognize the layout of your partitions correctly. Follow the instructions below:

1. Create a new partition and format it as normal
2. Once the partition is formatted, restart your PC and when the options come up again choose Text Mode
3. Highlight the newly formatted partition, press enter, move down to make no changes, and press enter

Okay, now after that all goes through and the PC restarts, simply chose the GUI option on the menu and let the Windows XP install go along as it would normally do. I must advise that you DO NOT REMOVE the USB stick until you’re actually past the setup stage. Once you have just booted into Windows XP for the first time, you can go ahead and remove the USB stick. Congratulations! You have just installed Windows XP without the need for a CD/DVD drive.

The benefits of installing from USB are plentiful and, providing you take the time to follow the instructions above, you need never worry about scratching your Windows XP CD again. I hope that the time I spent writing this guide will help you all to decrease the amount of time you spend having to install Windows XP when you have to. Peace!

Resolving issues regarding BSOD

UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME BSOD FIX

If you turn on your PC and come across a BSoD stating UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME, don't panic! or attempt to reformat your computer. This is very common issue when running windows OS, and not so very hard to fix. The most common cause of this problem (base on my experience) is improper shutdown .

To resolve this issue, you need an original or untouched copy of windows XP, and  configure the computer to boot from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and follow this steps.

1. Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.

3. Once you see a welcome screen, press R key on your keyboard. This will bring you into recovery mode with a DOS prompt.

4. Now type chkdsk /p and press Enter. This will launch a utility that will scanned for File System errors.
5. After the process is done, type FIXBOOT and press Enter and hit Y to choose Yes
6. Remove the Windows CD
5. At the command prompt Type EXIT and press the Enter key to reboot your computer.

And your system should now boot normally. This worked for me in most cases.

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