Memory stick not configured?

[mstuker]

hello-
thisa morning i took my memory sticks from my cameras- and put the pictures on to my compter
i then copied the pictures on to my USB stick to take the photos that i needed to work

at work they would not open- nothing happened
now i have brought the USB home and back on the same computer it is still not opening and says that it is not configured- adn if I configure it I will loose everything on the USB

what can I do- I can not loose those photos!!

 

[PhilFrisbie]

Did you 'eject' the USB drive before you unplugged it? If not it might have corrupted the file system and the files may be lost.

Anyway, if I read your post above correctly the photos are still on your computer, right?