Windows was unable to format the drive

Hello, I have Windows XP on my dell. I have inserted flash drives into my computer many times before and was able to put data on them with no problem. Then the other day I was trying to put some music on some flash drives of mine and it said I had to format them first. Unfortunately, every time I try to format my flash drives it says "Windows was unable to format the drive."

I tried formatting my flash drives on different computers and it works perfectly fine. I am also able to put files on them. But every time I try putting files on them with my computer it says they need to be formatted.

Please help me figure out what is wrong with my computer!