Do you have a trouble about the USB flash drives cannot be partitioned in the Windows operating, if the drive is identified as removable media? I think most of you do, and the only way to partition the USB flash drive is to flip the removable bit so that it is recognized as fixed media in lieu which can be partitioned like any normal hard drive.
A device that can flip the bit and ought to work with most usb flash drives is Lexar's USB format device. It is a transportable device that has been designed for Lexar USB drives but it works with other brands as well. The main interface can not only be used to flip the removable bit but also to format the usb drive, set a volume label and a partition to be bootable. You only require to press the flip removable bit button in case you require to prepare the flash drive for use with multiple partitions. The drive has to be removed and connected again to the computer technique afterwards.
It ought to be noted that Lexar USB Format (by Shell City) won't partition the usb flash drive which has to be completed with other tools. For that you can use the build in tools in the operating technique. Read Joshua's Technique Partitioning With Vista article to find out how to do that in Windows Vista. A more universal program is the gParted Live CD which can be booted from any computer technique.
In addition, another option to generate multiple USB stick partitions has been discussed before at Ghacks. The technique involves editing the Windows Registry and has the disadvantage that the add-on partitions are only visible on that computer technique. Do you master?
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