drive f is not formatted

[ck-ok]

hi all
my laptop is running on xp and has just started with usb problem.the problem is every time i connect a usb device the pc will recognise it but can't read it,if you double click on it you get the error f drive is not formatted would you like to format it?
all the sd card iv'e tried in phones-camera-multi card readers are all formatted with files on them.if i right click on the drive and select properties it says all the cards are in raw format,iv'e not changed anything in any settings and i'm a bit stumped on what to do next,iv'e deleted the usb drivers and reinstalled them but still no luck any help would be greatly appreciated.

[pornzar210]

Either the usb drive is capoot or there is a virus within. Ha e you tried the drive on another comp.

[ck-ok]

Either the usb drive is capoot or there is a virus within. Ha e you tried the drive on another comp.

running a full system scan,i will get back later.

[Saltire]

if that fails mate go for a clean format and reinstall of windows and then see if the problem is ok, if not I suspect that the usb side of the motherboard chipset could be faulty, but I think you might get lucky with a clean format and reinstall of windows, its worth a go before you move onto more expensive things like replacing this n that. good luck.

[ck-ok]

done full scan no virus
drives work on other pc's
looks like reformat is next step unless anyone has any more ideas.

[patkins]

I had this problem before and was prompted to format drive f but that if I did so I would lose all on the usb stick.
So I stuck it in one of the usb ports at the back and it worked fine-something to do with working faster through those back ports.
When I tried it again on the front port on computer it worked normally.
This may or may not be your particular problem as I only done it having previously been prompted to use one of the back ports for a different usb stick.
Most times when I use a usb stick Adobe pops up wanting to put an update on drive f.