USB Memory Sticks not abeing read

[airbolt]

I have two USB memory sticks which my PC now fails to read. The USB port is working as another memory stick works on on it.

Is there any other way of reading them and rescuing the data?

[ACtheTROLL]

this will ONLY work from the command prompt ...

copy everything between the two lines of ****s
(but not the ******s)
into a notepad text file ... and rename it hide.bat

in XP
just run it (must be using an administrator account)

in vista
right click and use the run as administrator option

then in the device manager window
use view | show hidden devices

and hunt down and in disc drives remove the generic

reboot ... and replug


********************************************************* ***
echo off
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo This prog MUST only be "run as" administrator
echo.
echo.
echo.
pause
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
echo set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo in the device manager window
echo.
echo use VIEW, SHOW HIDDEN DEVICES
echo.
echo to display everything
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo written by ACtheTROLL
pause
start devmgmt.msc
********************************************************* ***

delete all unknown devices and usb mass storage devices

reboot
plug it in and see