Hi mill1rbt2,
_ Dear member of SanDisk Community, welcome. _
I assume that you’ve tried the UFD, in other PCs
If you have “write protected” , the solution is very simple: return it, and ready.
Do not grieve more, friend. See the link: http://www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/contact-us/
If you are interested in the topic, look at the following article:
http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/HELP-how-do-i-reomove-write-protected-message-from-my-16gb-flash/m-p/323924#M8925
Luck, and then you tell us, what happened, please.
Regards, Alfred. (Google translated)