... to roll back at least 24 hours to a date when it works... and try again. If you are using the built-in card reader, try using an external USB card reader. If other USB devices are connected, try disconnecting them...
My computer literally just started doing this barely 24 hours ago. Everything was fine. Now everytime I put my flashdrive in my computer, it comes up as 'removable disk e' (or whatever letter), instead of the name it normally comes up as. When I click on it, it says 'you need to format disk e before you can use it' I was using it like normal yesterday. I tried connecting my usb drive for my camera SD card thinking it may be the flashdrive, but the same thing happens with my usb for my camera.
I put my flashdrive in another computer, and it works fine, so i believe this is a problem with my laptop. Its a dell xps m1530 with vista home edition 64bitOS, service pack 2.
Any advice would be helpful. I know its not the flash drive because the same thing happens with my sd card, and they both work in other computers

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