how to remove write potection from 1 tb h.d.

[tucker2012]

hi guys, i bought a wd 1 tb hard drive a couple of days ago...the problem is that when ever i add a file,pic,song etc to it i get the error message `disk is write protected`...it wont let me format it or anything..it works fine on my freinds p.c. running xp as i do on my pc......any ideas would greatly appreciated!

[AirShowNut]

This works in Vista so not sure if it will work in XP as i've never tried it,but it's worth a go.
Plug in your external drive
Go to My Computer
Rght click your drive
Go to properties
Uder the Security tab, just check the Full Control under permission
Cick apply then ok

If that does not work then you will have to edit the registry as follows
First go to start menu and then click on run.
Type regedit.
In the registry editor window go to file menu and click on export.
Save the file to a desired location. This is because in case there is any error you can restore the registry file back again.
Then Navigate to the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Control > StorageDevicePolicies.
Now right click on writeprotect and then click on modify.
Change the value to 0 and click on OK.
Repeat the same for ControlSet001 and ControlSet002.
Close it and reboot your system.