USB Flash Drive Issues

[GraemeM]

I'll be impressed if someone can solve this one

Okay I have a Lexar Jumpdrive Sport (256 mb, USB 2.0)

I was using it fine and then all of a sudden it started acting up, it wouldnt be detecting correctly, or it would detect it and then when I went into the drive Windows shut down the window. I managed to get what I needed off of the thing (which was quite a pain). I'd had problems before with another Jumpdrive Sport and a quick format fixed them. So I thought I'd try formatting the drive, well I did throgh My Computer, the bar got right across, looked as if it was done, and then windows gave me an error that the drive could not be formatted

Well now the thing is like half formatted. Its detected, but when i click the drive letter, I get a message that the jumpdrive needs to be formatted. I click yes to format but get the same error, the bar goes all across, but then windows says it can't format the drive

Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks, Graeme

[glc]

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