Cruzer micro 16GB not recognized by PC

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I am having the same problem.  Do not tell me to recreate the volume, that is not an acceptable answer.  It is disappointing that SanDisk has yet to give a solution to this.  I see posts from like a year ago and they all end with some user posting this link:

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Cruzer-flash-drives-Solid-State/Pass-protected-cruzer-not-accessible-on-win7-and-xp-Any-help-is/td-p/186623

I have remoted U3 from my sandisk years ago and have no intention of putting it back on.  I AM NOT USING U3 and the drive is not recognized on windows 7 unless the system is booted with the drive plugged in.