unable to format in any way

hiiii…any body please solve my issue…

iam using sandisk-cruzer-micro 4gb flash drive…

iam unable 2 format my drive… & it showing full used disc space( in blue) when i click on properties.

i tried regular format (rightclick on drive –> click on format—> click start—>will get a warning…click OK)

then its showing dat  " windows was unable to complete format  ".

i tried through discmanagement also…its also showing same message…

when iam connecting my drive it showing the below message…

U3 Launchpad

        An error has occured while initializing u3 launchpad: Drive I is unavailable or unformatted.

Please format the drive, remove and re-insert the U3 smart drive and try again.

what can i do to format myflash drive…

please any body help me…

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—ravee


Hi,

try running the U3 removal tool to uninstall the software from the drive which will also reformat the drive… 

Here is a link to an article with instructions to remove the U3 Launchpad

http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2550 (follow method 2) , U3 is EOL and most users dont require it unless you want password protection, if you wan to reinstall it here is the link - http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/240

Whenever I insert it.It gets loaded up easily, but the moment I open it, my computer hangs up! 
But when I try to format it, then it says, “windows was unable to complete format”. 
And when I try the same thing using disk management thing, then it says that its “system reserved” and it doesn’t get accomplished… 
Please help me out… 
Thank you in advance… 
Please reply…

What version of Windows are you running?  What are you opening the pen drive with that makes the computer hang?