flash drive problem: the specified disk appears to be a non-windows xp disk. Do You want to continue? (Y/N)

Question

Every time i try to scan and fix a usb flash drive I get that error. no matter is i hit Y or N, No is selected, why am i getting this and why is it always selecting no!

Answer 1

Hello, I have probelm. But of diferent type.

C:\Windows\system32>chkdsk F: /f

The type of the file system is FAT32.

Volume Serial Number is 60AF-4FBB

The specified disk appears to be a non-Wind

Updating FAT media type.

The \ entry contains a nonvalid link.

Windows is verifying files and folders...

\Christain_muzik  first allocation unit is

d.

\AUDIO_TS Errors in . and/or .. corrected.

Answer 2

Hi Justinrpg7,

1. Which operating system are you using?
2. Are you able to scan the flash drive on another computer?
3. Are you getting this error only with this or other flash drives also?
4. What happens when you click on Y/N?

Try to perform a check disk for now. Here are the steps.

1. Click Start >> All Programs.
2. Click Accessories
3. Right click on Command Prompt and choose “run as administrator”.
4. Enter the command CD /D <insert drive letter here> (for example, if the usb drive was the E drive I would input the command CD /D E:\ )
5. Press Enter on your keyboard
6. Enter the command CHKDSK /F

Post your results back.

Regards,

Bindu S -- Microsoft Support

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Answer 3

A year or so ago, this same thing had happened on a friends lap top and docking station and the company's very able computer tech after trying everything else went to microsoft.com and downloaded microsoft drivers. It worked! 

A few weeks ago all of the sudden my computer would not recognize my usb flash drives. One day it worked, the next it didn't. After many, many attempts and searching on microsoft forums, help sections and everything else I could think of to fix this issue and not finding any, I went to microsoft.com to download drivers in a desperate attempt. When LO! and BEHOLD! I found a flash drive manager from who else????? MICROSOFT! Why they didn't use this as a solution is beyond me, but here it is:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=94991901-bfc4-485e-bcae-c9df0accdaae

I hope it works for you like it did for me!!!! I opened this manager after downloading it and then I opened MY COMPUTER and there was the flash drive that I had just inserted!

Answer 4

Hi Justinrpg7,

Are you still getting the same error?

You reply mentions “Windows has made corrections to the file system.”

This issue might be due to a virus infection and you might have to format your flash drive after you back up important data from it.

Regards,

Bindu S -- Microsoft Support

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Answer 5

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]

Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Justinrpg>CD/D H:\

H:&gt;CHDSK

'CHDSK' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

H:&gt;CHKDSK /F

The type of the file system is FAT32.

Cannot lock current drive.

Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another

process.  Chkdsk may run if this volume is dismounted first.

ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.

Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? (Y/N) N

Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another

process.  Would you like to schedule this volume to be

checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N) N

H:&gt;CHKDSK /F

The type of the file system is FAT32.

Cannot lock current drive.

Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another

process.  Chkdsk may run if this volume is dismounted first.

ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.

Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? (Y/N) Y

Volume dismounted.  All opened handles to this volume are now invalid.

Volume Serial Number is 2022-62E3

The specified disk appears to be a non-Windows XP disk.

Do you want to continue? (Y/N) Y

Windows is verifying files and folders...

File and folder verification is complete.

Windows has made corrections to the file system.

    8,257,528 KB total disk space.

          180 KB in 45 folders.

      948,956 KB in 280 files.

    7,308,384 KB are available.

        4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.

    2,064,382 total allocation units on disk.

    1,827,096 allocation units available on disk.

H:&gt;