I just got my Autodesk Inventor 2012 update on a really nice 16Gb usb key. Conveniently I just lost the key I carry so this would make an excellent replacement. The only problem is that it is write ...

Clear Write Protection: Finally, to remove the write protection, type “attributes disk clear readonly” and press Enter. By following these step-by-step instructions, you can effectively eliminate ...

Searching google and it doesn't look like anyone has an easy way of making a flash drive read-only across systems. I've seen companies have write protected usb sticks they give away with their company ...