Running program from flash drive means lock.exe doesn't work

[blackhead]

I have an Adata USB flashdrive running a p2p program that also stores
downloaded files on it. I left it running for a few hours. When I came
back, it was no longer running the program. All the data is secure so
I have to run lock.exe, together with a password to access it. But
when i run lock.exe from the installation disk, it says "No Flash
device attached!". When i run lock.exe fro the flash device, it says
"This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut
down". So now I can't even access the program and data that was in the
security area. Does anyone have an idea as to what has happened
because it looks as if I'll have to reformat it, which seems pointless
if the same problem is going to occur.

Regards,
Larry.

 

[Fan924]

Are you sure it is not a USB problem? Can you try the drive on another
PC?

 

[MEB]

"blackhead" <larryharson@softhome.net> wrote in message
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| I have an Adata USB flashdrive running a p2p program that also stores
| downloaded files on it. I left it running for a few hours. When I came
| back, it was no longer running the program. All the data is secure so
| I have to run lock.exe, together with a password to access it. But
| when i run lock.exe from the installation disk, it says "No Flash
| device attached!". When i run lock.exe fro the flash device, it says
| "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut
| down". So now I can't even access the program and data that was in the
| security area. Does anyone have an idea as to what has happened
| because it looks as if I'll have to reformat it, which seems pointless
| if the same problem is going to occur.
|
| Regards,
| Larry.

What programs, by name, are we discussing?

Did you ensure that the device was not set or allowed to suspend when the
computer went to standby/suspend mode?

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[Jeff Richards]

Try re-installing the W98SE drivers for the device. The message about no
device installed indicates there might be a driver problem.

Get a fresh copy of LOCK.EXE from the driver disk. The error message when
you run it from the device suggests it might be corrupted.

Re-boot the PC without the flashdrive connected and then plug it in - is it
detected? Does the FORMAT program see the device?

If the P2P program stopped running there may have been a fault or a power
failure that corrupted the file system on the device. In that case the only
option might be to do a new FORMAT and re-create your secure area. Since
you don't know how the original problem occurred you can't tell whether that
is a long-term solution or not.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"blackhead" <larryharson@softhome.net> wrote in message
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>I have an Adata USB flashdrive running a p2p program that also stores
> downloaded files on it. I left it running for a few hours. When I came
> back, it was no longer running the program. All the data is secure so
> I have to run lock.exe, together with a password to access it. But
> when i run lock.exe from the installation disk, it says "No Flash
> device attached!". When i run lock.exe fro the flash device, it says
> "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut
> down". So now I can't even access the program and data that was in the
> security area. Does anyone have an idea as to what has happened
> because it looks as if I'll have to reformat it, which seems pointless
> if the same problem is going to occur.
>
> Regards,
> Larry.

 

[blackhead]

On 28 Mar, 17:47, blackhead <larryhar...@softhome.net> wrote:
> I have an Adata USB flashdrive running a p2p program that also stores
> downloaded files on it. I left it running for a few hours. When I came
> back, it was no longer running the program. All the data is secure so
> I have to run lock.exe, together with a password to access it. But
> when i run lock.exe from the installation disk, it says "No Flash
> device attached!". When i run lock.exe fro the flash device, it says
> "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut
> down". So now I can't even access the program and data that was in the
> security area. Does anyone have an idea as to what has happened
> because it looks as if I'll have to reformat it, which seems pointless
> if the same problem is going to occur.
>
> Regards,
> Larry.

Lock.exe has to remain running in the background when accessing the
security area. After a while it exits. I don't see how I can get
around this.

 

[Jeff Richards]

You should contact the manufacturer to find out why LOCK.EXE is shutting
down.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"blackhead" <larryharson@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> On 28 Mar, 17:47, blackhead <larryhar...@softhome.net> wrote:
> snip <
> Lock.exe has to remain running in the background when accessing the
> security area. After a while it exits. I don't see how I can get
> around this.