A very common problem with Virus affected drives are that when try double click open it, it give you an option of “Open With“. To get rid of this problem you have to play a little bit with the registry of the computer. This is also helpful if you are getting an error message “cannot find *.exe“. Although altering the registry may be a bit risky, but being careful in modifying the registry prevents such mishaps. I would suggest you to back up the registry before applying any changes. [Read more…]
How to keep Your PC safe from VIRUS entering through USB Drive
The autoplay option in computer is extremely harmful in case of using infected pen drives. It lets the Virus enter before you can take action. Your Anti Virus may detect it, but not always. Here is one simple solution (For Windows7 but applicable to other older versions of Windows as well) to keep your computer safe from Virus entering through USB Drive:
>Go to Start
>Control panel
>Choose System and Security
>Double Click Administrative tools
>Look for Services
>Find Shell Hardware Detection: It provides notifications for AutoPlay hardware events
>Right Click and select Properties
>From the drop down button of Startup type choose Disable
>Ok
I hope that keeps your PC safe. I’ll also talk about malware removal from computer and Pen Drive in my next post.
How to solve: Windows was unable to complete the format
Mostly there are no problems while formatting the USB drive but sometimes they just refuse to be formatted especially when they are in bootable format. I used my USB key as booting device to install Ubuntu. After that when I tried formatting the USB drive in Windows, I got this error “Windows was unable to complete the format”.
There are several ways to solve this problem. One of them might work for you. Try them one by one.
Try formatting with different file systems: Right click on the drive and click format. First approach should be to format the drive using different file systems. Try formatting with all the available file systems (exFAT in particular if it was a bootable drive).
Use Windows Disk Management:
- Right click on Computer.
- Choose Manage
- Choose Disk Management under Storage on the left panel
- Choose your disk and right click for formatting
- Click yes for the pop-ups
Use Specialized softwares: You can use Easeus Partition Master for a forced format. Here is the download link:
Hope it helps you. Questions and suggestions are welcomed. Enjoy 