try to format your usb stick with Partition Magic or another format program.
Windows tool is not the best and try it again.
hello ben thanks for you reply about my alien 2 being stuck on boot. i have formatted the pen drive with another alien box but when i turn on the box while pressing the ok button i dont get any options to select boot or see forc on the screen it just stays on boot. do you go on ***pe or anything? might be easier to explain.