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[[!meta title="Resetting a USB stick using Windows"]]
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<strong>The following instructions do not work on Windows XP.</strong><br/>
The version of <span class="application">Diskpart</span> on Windows XP does not list removable disks.
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Using <span class="application">Diskpart</span>
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<strong>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</strong><br/>
If at some point you are not sure about the disk number, stop proceeding.
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Make sure that the USB stick that you want to reset is unplugged.
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Click on the <span class="bold">Start</span> button, and choose <span class="menuchoice">All Programs&nbsp;▸ Accessories&nbsp;▸ Command Prompt</span>, to open the <span class="application">[[!wikipedia cmd.exe desc="Command Prompt"]]</span>,
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[[More help on how to start the <span class="application">Command
Prompt</span>|http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chdos.htm]]
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2. Execute the <span class="command">diskpart</span> command, to start
<span class="application">Diskpart</span>.
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Execute the <span class="command">list disk</span> command to obtain information about each disk in the computer.
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For example:
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Diskpart> list disk
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Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ---------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 80 GB 0 B
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Plug in the USB stick that you want to reset. Run the <span class="command">list disk</span> command again.
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A new disk, which corresponds to that USB stick, appears in the list.
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For example:
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Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
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Disk 0 Online 80 GB 0 B
Disk 1 Online 8 GB 0 B
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Make sure that its size corresponds to the size of the USB stick that you want to
reset. Note down the disk number assigned by <span
class="application">Diskpart</span> to the USB stick.
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To select the USB stick, execute the following command: <span class="command">select disk=<span class="replaceable">number</span></span>. Replace <span class="replaceable">number</span> by the disk number of the USB stick that you want to reset.
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Execute the <span class="command">clean</span> command to delete the partition table from the USB stick.
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Execute the <span class="command">convert mbr</span> command to create a new partition table on the USB stick.
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