flopy disk

[andrew]

i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw when
i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find away of
accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up on my
hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive

[KGIII]

In news from this address:
,
And using this nick: andrew
From this address: >
Did not consult www.google.com and asked this:


:: i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw when
:: i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
:: formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find away of
:: accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up on my
:: hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive

This might help:

http://www.webattack.com/get/pcinspector.shtml

As for the floppy, they don't last forever...

Galen

--
From the Desk of Galen Gregory aka KGIII, GotRoot? or
several obscene phrases not fit for posting in an open forum.

For requests for more information just email me personally at:


Quote for the day:
"Help and How to Search:
http://www.google.com/help/index.html" - Me for the People in Chat.

[Paul]

Andrew,

This seems to be a common problem with XP, I have 3 PC's and they all
display the same systems as yours, reads some and then tells me others need
reformatting or there is no disk in the drive when there is.

I have had a look into this in the past and it would seem searching google
its a common problem, my only solution was to bye a USB Floppy drive.

If you stumble across a solution let me know. I even put Win ME and Linux on
one offending machine and the floppies were read ok so I know the Drive is
ok.

Paul

"andrew" > wrote in message
...
> i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw when
> i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
> formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find away of
> accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up on my
> hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive

[johnf]

Copy of another post several days ago (I have the same prob but haven't
tried it yet) -

"It took me a day or two more, but I found one at http://www.viaarena.com.
This driver is for Windows XP Embedded, but works just fine in Windows XP.
I had to force the driver in (Windows XP wouldn't take it using the normal
driver update process), but I now have no problems with my floppy drive. I
suggest you download this before they pull it in violation of the DMCA or
something ;O)

Here's the link to the driver:
http://downloads.viaarena.com/WinXPE/Oct02/XPe_3mflp132_v10.zip

And here are the steps necessary to install it (make sure there isn't a
floppy disk in the drive!):

1. Download driver.

2. Unzip the driver somewhere (I keep all of my drivers in
C:\Drivers\<Driver>, so I extracted it to C:\Drivers\3mode).

3. Open Windows XP's Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk controllers"
heading, and double-click the listing for "Standard floppy disk controller".

4. Click the "Driver" tab, then click the "Update Driver" button.

5. Select the "Install from a list or specific location" radio button and
click the "Next" button.

6. Select the "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." radio
button and click the "Next" button.

7. Click the "Have Disk" button; then, click the "Browse" button. Browse to
the location that you extracted the files to in step 2 and double click the
"VIA3MFPY.INF" file. Then, click the "OK" button.

8. You should now have "VIA 3-mode floppy controller" highlighted in the
drivers list. Click the "Next" button to begin the driver file copy. Once
the file copy is complete, your floppy disk drive will access 3 times
(checking all 3 "modes"). This is normal. Click the "Finish" button when
the driver installation is complete.

9a. You may, or may not, have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the
"Other Devices" heading in Device Manager. If so, continue with step 9a.
If not, skip to step 9b. If you have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in
the "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager, right-click on it and select
"Update Driver". Follow steps 5 through 8 to complete the installation of
"Floppy disk drive" (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers list
in step 8 may be different during this step - this is normal). Once you've
clicked the "Finish" button, continue on to step 10.

9b. If you do not have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the "Other
Devices" heading in Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk drives" heading
in Device Manager and double-click the listing for "Floppy disk drive".
Follow steps 4 through 8 to complete the installation of "Floppy disk drive"
(note that the naming of the driver in the drivers list in step 8 may be
different during this step - this is normal). Once you've clicked the
"Finish" button, continue on to step 10.

10. Reboot your PC. This should let you know if all of your hard work
REALLY paid off. Check the Device Manager one last time to be sure that you
now have the "VIA 3-mode floppy controller listed under the "Floppy disk
controllers" heading. Put a file on a floppy in Win98 (or another non-XP
OS) and you should now be able to access it in Windows XP (and vice-versa)
without issue. You made it!"
--
Johnf

> Andrew,
>
> This seems to be a common problem with XP, I have 3 PC's and they all
> display the same systems as yours, reads some and then tells me others
> need reformatting or there is no disk in the drive when there is.
>
> I have had a look into this in the past and it would seem searching
> google its a common problem, my only solution was to bye a USB Floppy
> drive.
>
> If you stumble across a solution let me know. I even put Win ME and
> Linux on one offending machine and the floppies were read ok so I know
> the Drive is ok.
>
> Paul
>
> "andrew" > wrote in message
> ...
>> i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw when
>> i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
>> formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find away of
>> accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up on my
>> hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive

[E.P. van Westendorp]

I think many of us would like to read the result when you try!

--

Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands

johnf wrote:
> Copy of another post several days ago (I have the same prob but haven't
> tried it yet) -
>
> "It took me a day or two more, but I found one at http://www.viaarena.com.
> This driver is for Windows XP Embedded, but works just fine in Windows XP.
> I had to force the driver in (Windows XP wouldn't take it using the normal
> driver update process), but I now have no problems with my floppy drive. I
> suggest you download this before they pull it in violation of the DMCA or
> something ;O)
>
> Here's the link to the driver:
> http://downloads.viaarena.com/WinXPE/Oct02/XPe_3mflp132_v10.zip
>
> And here are the steps necessary to install it (make sure there isn't a
> floppy disk in the drive!):
>
> 1. Download driver.
>
> 2. Unzip the driver somewhere (I keep all of my drivers in
> C:\Drivers\<Driver>, so I extracted it to C:\Drivers\3mode).
>
> 3. Open Windows XP's Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk controllers"
> heading, and double-click the listing for "Standard floppy disk controller".
>
> 4. Click the "Driver" tab, then click the "Update Driver" button.
>
> 5. Select the "Install from a list or specific location" radio button and
> click the "Next" button.
>
> 6. Select the "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." radio
> button and click the "Next" button.
>
> 7. Click the "Have Disk" button; then, click the "Browse" button. Browse to
> the location that you extracted the files to in step 2 and double click the
> "VIA3MFPY.INF" file. Then, click the "OK" button.
>
> 8. You should now have "VIA 3-mode floppy controller" highlighted in the
> drivers list. Click the "Next" button to begin the driver file copy. Once
> the file copy is complete, your floppy disk drive will access 3 times
> (checking all 3 "modes"). This is normal. Click the "Finish" button when
> the driver installation is complete.
>
> 9a. You may, or may not, have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the
> "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager. If so, continue with step 9a.
> If not, skip to step 9b. If you have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in
> the "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager, right-click on it and select
> "Update Driver". Follow steps 5 through 8 to complete the installation of
> "Floppy disk drive" (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers list
> in step 8 may be different during this step - this is normal). Once you've
> clicked the "Finish" button, continue on to step 10.
>
> 9b. If you do not have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the "Other
> Devices" heading in Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk drives" heading
> in Device Manager and double-click the listing for "Floppy disk drive".
> Follow steps 4 through 8 to complete the installation of "Floppy disk drive"
> (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers list in step 8 may be
> different during this step - this is normal). Once you've clicked the
> "Finish" button, continue on to step 10.
>
> 10. Reboot your PC. This should let you know if all of your hard work
> REALLY paid off. Check the Device Manager one last time to be sure that you
> now have the "VIA 3-mode floppy controller listed under the "Floppy disk
> controllers" heading. Put a file on a floppy in Win98 (or another non-XP
> OS) and you should now be able to access it in Windows XP (and vice-versa)
> without issue. You made it!"
> --
> Johnf
>
>
>>Andrew,
>>
>>This seems to be a common problem with XP, I have 3 PC's and they all
>>display the same systems as yours, reads some and then tells me others
>>need reformatting or there is no disk in the drive when there is.
>>
>>I have had a look into this in the past and it would seem searching
>>google its a common problem, my only solution was to bye a USB Floppy
>>drive.
>>
>>If you stumble across a solution let me know. I even put Win ME and
>>Linux on one offending machine and the floppies were read ok so I know
>>the Drive is ok.
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>"andrew" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw when
>>>i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
>>>formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find away of
>>>accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up on my
>>>hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive
>>
>
>

[johnf]

Hoi, Eric
In en paar daagen wil ik het proberen, daan het resultat posten.

--
Johnf

> I think many of us would like to read the result when you try!
>
> --
>
> Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
> Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands
>
> johnf wrote:
>> Copy of another post several days ago (I have the same prob but haven't
>> tried it yet) -
>>
>> "It took me a day or two more, but I found one at
>> http://www.viaarena.com. This driver is for Windows XP Embedded, but
>> works just fine in Windows XP. I had to force the driver in (Windows
>> XP wouldn't take it using the normal driver update process), but I now
>> have no problems with my floppy drive. I suggest you download this
>> before they pull it in violation of the DMCA or something ;O)
>>
>> Here's the link to the driver:
>> http://downloads.viaarena.com/WinXPE/Oct02/XPe_3mflp132_v10.zip
>>
>> And here are the steps necessary to install it (make sure there isn't a
>> floppy disk in the drive!):
>>
>> 1. Download driver.
>>
>> 2. Unzip the driver somewhere (I keep all of my drivers in
>> C:\Drivers\<Driver>, so I extracted it to C:\Drivers\3mode).
>>
>> 3. Open Windows XP's Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk
>> controllers" heading, and double-click the listing for "Standard
>> floppy disk controller".
>>
>> 4. Click the "Driver" tab, then click the "Update Driver" button.
>>
>> 5. Select the "Install from a list or specific location" radio button
>> and click the "Next" button.
>>
>> 6. Select the "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install."
>> radio button and click the "Next" button.
>>
>> 7. Click the "Have Disk" button; then, click the "Browse" button.
>> Browse to the location that you extracted the files to in step 2 and
>> double click the "VIA3MFPY.INF" file. Then, click the "OK" button.
>>
>> 8. You should now have "VIA 3-mode floppy controller" highlighted in
>> the drivers list. Click the "Next" button to begin the driver file
>> copy. Once the file copy is complete, your floppy disk drive will
>> access 3 times (checking all 3 "modes"). This is normal. Click the
>> "Finish" button when the driver installation is complete.
>>
>> 9a. You may, or may not, have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the
>> "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager. If so, continue with step
>> 9a. If not, skip to step 9b. If you have a device labeled "Unknown
>> Device" in the "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager, right-click
>> on it and select "Update Driver". Follow steps 5 through 8 to
>> complete the installation of "Floppy disk drive" (note that the naming
>> of the driver in the drivers list in step 8 may be different during
>> this step - this is normal). Once you've clicked the "Finish" button,
>> continue on to step 10.
>>
>> 9b. If you do not have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the "Other
>> Devices" heading in Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk drives"
>> heading in Device Manager and double-click the listing for "Floppy
>> disk drive". Follow steps 4 through 8 to complete the installation of
>> "Floppy disk drive" (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers
>> list in step 8 may be different during this step - this is normal).
>> Once you've clicked the "Finish" button, continue on to step 10.
>>
>> 10. Reboot your PC. This should let you know if all of your hard work
>> REALLY paid off. Check the Device Manager one last time to be sure
>> that you now have the "VIA 3-mode floppy controller listed under the
>> "Floppy disk controllers" heading. Put a file on a floppy in Win98
>> (or another non-XP OS) and you should now be able to access it in
>> Windows XP (and vice-versa) without issue. You made it!"
>> --
>> Johnf
>>
>>
>>> Andrew,
>>>
>>> This seems to be a common problem with XP, I have 3 PC's and they all
>>> display the same systems as yours, reads some and then tells me others
>>> need reformatting or there is no disk in the drive when there is.
>>>
>>> I have had a look into this in the past and it would seem searching
>>> google its a common problem, my only solution was to bye a USB Floppy
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> If you stumble across a solution let me know. I even put Win ME and
>>> Linux on one offending machine and the floppies were read ok so I know
>>> the Drive is ok.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> "andrew" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw when
>>>> i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
>>>> formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find away of
>>>> accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up on my
>>>> hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive

[E.P. van Westendorp]

Vast bedankt.
Zelf heb ik geen floppy problemem maar ik vind het interessant!

--

Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands

[Jake]

>-----Original Message-----
>Hoi, Eric
>In en paar daagen wil ik het proberen, daan het resultat
posten.
>
>--
>Johnf
>
>> I think many of us would like to read the result when
you try!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
>> Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands
>>
>> johnf wrote:
>>> Copy of another post several days ago (I have the
same prob but haven't
>>> tried it yet) -
>>>
>>> "It took me a day or two more, but I found one at
>>> http://www.viaarena.com. This driver is for Windows
XP Embedded, but
>>> works just fine in Windows XP. I had to force the
driver in (Windows
>>> XP wouldn't take it using the normal driver update
process), but I now
>>> have no problems with my floppy drive. I suggest you
download this
>>> before they pull it in violation of the DMCA or
something ;O)
>>>
>>> Here's the link to the driver:
>>>
http://downloads.viaarena.com/WinXPE/Oct02/XPe_3mflp132_v1
0.zip
>>>
>>> And here are the steps necessary to install it (make
sure there isn't a
>>> floppy disk in the drive!):
>>>
>>> 1. Download driver.
>>>
>>> 2. Unzip the driver somewhere (I keep all of my
drivers in
>>> C:\Drivers\<Driver>, so I extracted it to
C:\Drivers\3mode).
>>>
>>> 3. Open Windows XP's Device Manager, expand
the "Floppy disk
>>> controllers" heading, and double-click the listing
for "Standard
>>> floppy disk controller".
>>>
>>> 4. Click the "Driver" tab, then click the "Update
Driver" button.
>>>
>>> 5. Select the "Install from a list or specific
location" radio button
>>> and click the "Next" button.
>>>
>>> 6. Select the "Don't search. I will choose the
driver to install."
>>> radio button and click the "Next" button.
>>>
>>> 7. Click the "Have Disk" button; then, click
the "Browse" button.
>>> Browse to the location that you extracted the files
to in step 2 and
>>> double click the "VIA3MFPY.INF" file. Then, click
the "OK" button.
>>>
>>> 8. You should now have "VIA 3-mode floppy controller"
highlighted in
>>> the drivers list. Click the "Next" button to begin
the driver file
>>> copy. Once the file copy is complete, your floppy
disk drive will
>>> access 3 times (checking all 3 "modes"). This is
normal. Click the
>>> "Finish" button when the driver installation is
complete.
>>>
>>> 9a. You may, or may not, have a device
labeled "Unknown Device" in the
>>> "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager. If so,
continue with step
>>> 9a. If not, skip to step 9b. If you have a device
labeled "Unknown
>>> Device" in the "Other Devices" heading in Device
Manager, right-click
>>> on it and select "Update Driver". Follow steps 5
through 8 to
>>> complete the installation of "Floppy disk drive"
(note that the naming
>>> of the driver in the drivers list in step 8 may be
different during
>>> this step - this is normal). Once you've clicked
the "Finish" button,
>>> continue on to step 10.
>>>
>>> 9b. If you do not have a device labeled "Unknown
Device" in the "Other
>>> Devices" heading in Device Manager, expand
the "Floppy disk drives"
>>> heading in Device Manager and double-click the
listing for "Floppy
>>> disk drive". Follow steps 4 through 8 to complete the
installation of
>>> "Floppy disk drive" (note that the naming of the
driver in the drivers
>>> list in step 8 may be different during this step -
this is normal).
>>> Once you've clicked the "Finish" button, continue on
to step 10.
>>>
>>> 10. Reboot your PC. This should let you know if all
of your hard work
>>> REALLY paid off. Check the Device Manager one last
time to be sure
>>> that you now have the "VIA 3-mode floppy controller
listed under the
>>> "Floppy disk controllers" heading. Put a file on a
floppy in Win98
>>> (or another non-XP OS) and you should now be able to
access it in
>>> Windows XP (and vice-versa) without issue. You made
it!"
>>> --
>>> Johnf
>>>
>>>
>>>> Andrew,
>>>>
>>>> This seems to be a common problem with XP, I have 3
PC's and they all
>>>> display the same systems as yours, reads some and
then tells me others
>>>> need reformatting or there is no disk in the drive
when there is.
>>>>
>>>> I have had a look into this in the past and it would
seem searching
>>>> google its a common problem, my only solution was to
bye a USB Floppy
>>>> drive.
>>>>
>>>> If you stumble across a solution let me know. I even
put Win ME and
>>>> Linux on one offending machine and the floppies were
read ok so I know
>>>> the Drive is ok.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> "andrew" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw
when
>>>>> i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
>>>>> formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find
away of
>>>>> accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up
on my
>>>>> hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive
>
>
>.
>Translation: In a couple of days I will try it and then
post the result. A native Dutchman.

[Jake]

>-----Original Message-----
>Vast bedankt.
>Zelf heb ik geen floppy problemem maar ik vind het
interessant!
>
>--
>
>Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
>Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands
>
>.
>Translation: Personally I don't have a floppy problem
but find it interesting! A native Dutchman.

[Paul]

Well that Did not work 3 PC's still floppy drive less.

"johnf" > wrote in message
...
> Copy of another post several days ago (I have the same prob but haven't
> tried it yet) -
>
> "It took me a day or two more, but I found one at http://www.viaarena.com.
> This driver is for Windows XP Embedded, but works just fine in Windows XP.
> I had to force the driver in (Windows XP wouldn't take it using the normal
> driver update process), but I now have no problems with my floppy drive.
I
> suggest you download this before they pull it in violation of the DMCA or
> something ;O)
>
> Here's the link to the driver:
> http://downloads.viaarena.com/WinXPE/Oct02/XPe_3mflp132_v10.zip
>
> And here are the steps necessary to install it (make sure there isn't a
> floppy disk in the drive!):
>
> 1. Download driver.
>
> 2. Unzip the driver somewhere (I keep all of my drivers in
> C:\Drivers\<Driver>, so I extracted it to C:\Drivers\3mode).
>
> 3. Open Windows XP's Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk controllers"
> heading, and double-click the listing for "Standard floppy disk
controller".
>
> 4. Click the "Driver" tab, then click the "Update Driver" button.
>
> 5. Select the "Install from a list or specific location" radio button and
> click the "Next" button.
>
> 6. Select the "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." radio
> button and click the "Next" button.
>
> 7. Click the "Have Disk" button; then, click the "Browse" button. Browse
to
> the location that you extracted the files to in step 2 and double click
the
> "VIA3MFPY.INF" file. Then, click the "OK" button.
>
> 8. You should now have "VIA 3-mode floppy controller" highlighted in the
> drivers list. Click the "Next" button to begin the driver file copy.
Once
> the file copy is complete, your floppy disk drive will access 3 times
> (checking all 3 "modes"). This is normal. Click the "Finish" button when
> the driver installation is complete.
>
> 9a. You may, or may not, have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the
> "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager. If so, continue with step 9a.
> If not, skip to step 9b. If you have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in
> the "Other Devices" heading in Device Manager, right-click on it and
select
> "Update Driver". Follow steps 5 through 8 to complete the installation of
> "Floppy disk drive" (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers
list
> in step 8 may be different during this step - this is normal). Once
you've
> clicked the "Finish" button, continue on to step 10.
>
> 9b. If you do not have a device labeled "Unknown Device" in the "Other
> Devices" heading in Device Manager, expand the "Floppy disk drives"
heading
> in Device Manager and double-click the listing for "Floppy disk drive".
> Follow steps 4 through 8 to complete the installation of "Floppy disk
drive"
> (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers list in step 8 may be
> different during this step - this is normal). Once you've clicked the
> "Finish" button, continue on to step 10.
>
> 10. Reboot your PC. This should let you know if all of your hard work
> REALLY paid off. Check the Device Manager one last time to be sure that
you
> now have the "VIA 3-mode floppy controller listed under the "Floppy disk
> controllers" heading. Put a file on a floppy in Win98 (or another non-XP
> OS) and you should now be able to access it in Windows XP (and vice-versa)
> without issue. You made it!"
> --
> Johnf
>
> > Andrew,
> >
> > This seems to be a common problem with XP, I have 3 PC's and they all
> > display the same systems as yours, reads some and then tells me others
> > need reformatting or there is no disk in the drive when there is.
> >
> > I have had a look into this in the past and it would seem searching
> > google its a common problem, my only solution was to bye a USB Floppy
> > drive.
> >
> > If you stumble across a solution let me know. I even put Win ME and
> > Linux on one offending machine and the floppies were read ok so I know
> > the Drive is ok.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > "andrew" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw when
> >> i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
> >> formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find away of
> >> accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up on my
> >> hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive
>
>

[Chuck]

"Jake" > wrote in message
...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Vast bedankt.
> >Zelf heb ik geen floppy problemem maar ik vind het
> interessant!
> >
> >--
> >
> >Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
> >Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands
> >
> >.
> >Translation: Personally I don't have a floppy problem
> but find it interesting! A native Dutchman.

Thanks Jake. That makes more sense to me.

[johnf]

>> -----Original Message-----
>> Hoi, Eric
>> In en paar daagen wil ik het proberen, daan het resultat posten.
>> --
>> Johnf
>>
>>> I think many of us would like to read the result when you try!
>>>
>>> Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
>>> Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands
>>>
>>> johnf wrote:
>>>> Copy of another post several days ago (I have the same prob but
>>>> haven't tried it yet) -
>>>>
>>>> "It took me a day or two more, but I found one at
>>>> http://www.viaarena.com.

<snip>

>>>> Johnf
>>>>> Andrew,
>>>>>
>>>>> This seems to be a common problem with XP, I have 3 PC's and they
>>>>> all display the same systems as yours, reads some and then tells me
>>>>> others need reformatting or there is no disk in the drive when
>>>>> there is.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have had a look into this in the past and it would seem searching
>>>>> google its a common problem, my only solution was to bye a USB
>>>>> Floppy drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you stumble across a solution let me know. I even put Win ME and
>>>>> Linux on one offending machine and the floppies were read ok so I
>>>>> know the Drive is ok.
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>>
>>>>> "andrew" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>> i have a lot of information on a floppy disk and nw when
>>>>>> i try to access this it tells me the disk is not
>>>>>> formatted and yet it is. I can not seem to find away of
>>>>>> accessing the info on the disk. It is not backed up on my
>>>>>> hard drive. Other floopys work okay in my a drive
>>
>> Translation: In a couple of days I will try it and then
> post the result. A native Dutchman.

Wrong. :-) A native Sydneyite - now in Melbourne. I'll let you know, but am
a bit concerned with Paul's last reply -

"Well that Did not work 3 PC's still floppy drive less."

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Johnf