USB install partition error

[Kalli Kiddy]

I can write the image to the USB drive just fine, but when I go through the set up process I get the following error:

Error informing kernel about modifications to partition /dev/sdb2--Device or resource busy

I assume this means my USB drive is not properly formatted. I have tried a formatt manager program with no success. I do not have access to a linux machine. Am I correct that this error is caused by an incorrect USB formatt? If so how do I formatt it correctly without access to a linux machine. All I have now is Windows Vista.

[charonsecurity]

If your intuition is correct, simply use the windows format utility from windows explorer and format the usb to fat32.

[D0NKbet]

What tool do you use to write the ISO to the USB stick?
Is the stick fat32 formated?
Do you plug the stick directly into the PC or into a USB hub?