I have a sony 400gb usb flash drive that i cant format, is there anyway to install an antivirus on this kind of flash memory?

Insert the USB flash drive into one of the USB ports on your computer.

Momentarily a small prompt will appear saying the computer has detected a new removable device.

Insert the antivirus software installation CD into the disc drive of the computer to launch the installation wizard.

If you downloaded the program, double-click the downloaded file to launch the installation wizard.

Read through and accept the license agreement, then click "Browse" when shown the installation location.

A search window will appear on the screen. Choose the USB flash drive and click "OK."

Click "Next" for the installation name and select "Install." The antivirus program now will install onto the USB flash drive

hope this helps

it means,cannot detect the memory card,might be corrupted or damage,possibility to recover if detected even if its corrupted.

If this happens for all the Usb drive then there is a virus or worm in your computer that is preventing formating of usb drives. Install or Update Antivirus and Scan your computer. Avast 5 is a good and free antivirus.

format it with a PC that has a fully updated antivirus this some times is a problem when a virus source code is not allowing the system to access the important part of the card for formating!
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go to sony website and check for format utilities.

again format the memory stick and after that scan it with anti virus. it probably have virus on it. and check if it is not under moist condition or it will effect the memory stick.

First of all...R u really sure that u r using a Genuine Sony Flash Drive????? Because if u r...there's no way u will lose ur DATA.Now there r a lot of Chinese stuff in the Market...that's what usually happens when u use chinese cheap stuff.

I had the same problem.
Go to the Dos Prompt via run cmd
format d: or whatever your drive letter is.

This worked for me.

PS these flash drives are copies and are made in China. I just bought one for $7.50 Yes that is seven dollars and 50 cents.

So the disk is recognized? And there is a valid partition on the disk?
What is the error you are getting?
Have a look at this external hard disk troubleshooting, maybe it helps you along.

Jules

Don't worry. I had the same problem once. Just download this small software and format the usb with it. here is the link. Contact me again for more assistance. Thanks
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197