USB Flash Drive problem

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Name: Dudeman20
Date: October 19, 2007 at 17:23:53 Pacific
Subject: USB Flash Drive problem
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: 500mhz 512mb
Model/Manufacturer: pentium 3

Comment:

My USB Flash Drive is giving me trouble. Windows says "Drive is not formatted. Format now?" when I try to access the drive. I have important data on there though so I don't want to format it and lose all my data.
I downloaded a shareware data recovery program and it said the flash drive had a missing partition. It also listed all of my old files on there, so I know the data is recoverable. But it won't let me recover the files unless I buy the full version.
Anyone know how to fix this problem? Is there any freeware program that will recover a missing partition?
Thanks.

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Response Number 1

Name: OtheHill
Date: October 19, 2007 at 17:43:24 Pacific
Subject: USB Flash Drive problem

Reply: (edit)

Try Knoppix. Google for it.

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Response Number 2

Name: Dudeman20
Date: October 19, 2007 at 18:13:51 Pacific
Subject: USB Flash Drive problem

Reply: (edit)

I have knoppix on CD actually. Is there a program on there to fix this?

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Response Number 3

Name: OtheHill
Date: October 19, 2007 at 18:16:34 Pacific
Subject: USB Flash Drive problem

Reply: (edit)

Knoppix IS the program. Use it to attempt to copy the files from the flash drive to some where else.

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