[Solved] USB Memory stick don't read after SP3 with outdated Kaspersky

[ToddAndMargo]

Hi All,

I am writing this to salt into the archives so
as to help someone else. (This does not mean I
am a nice guy!)

If you just installed XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
and noticed that your USB Memory/thumb drives no longer
work (but do work everywhere else) and you are running
an older version of Kaspersky Open Space Security
(their corporate product), then upgrade to the
lastest Kaspersky and you will get your USB drives
back after you reboot.

Kaspersky downloads:

http://www.kaspersky.com/productupdates

My old version was kav6.0.2.678_winwksen.exe;
my upgraded version was kav6.0.3.837_winwksen.exe

Hope this helps someone else,
-T

 

[Ron Badour]

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[ToddAndMargo]

Thanks for the feedback.

Ooops. I forgot to tell the symptom: your stick will
read and read and read (meaning the LED light will flash)
and eventually a pop up will tell you your stick is
unformatted. Whatever you do, DO NOT reformat your stick!
If in doubt, try it out in a different (non-sp3/old
Kaspersky) machine.

-T