16gb thumb drive can't be formatted, help?

[b33kewl]

Hey, I just bought a 16gb thumb drive, and I can't format it as NTFS. Every time I try to format the thumb drive it usually says "format unable" or something like that. And I usually have to wait over an hour just to see that message, help? Also, I have Vista Premium, and I have the HP tx2500z if that helps.

 

[Tmagic650]

Try formatting the thumb drive on another computer

 

[Tedster]

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