update: took disk to another computer, and saved 3 types of files to it.
All of them opened on this machine, but still cannot modify and save them to
disk here. Also opened computer case and checked connections to floppy
drive, all appear OK. Guess I'll have to replace the floppy drive. Thanks
for your help.


"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message
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Device Manager is not the last word when it comes to floppy drives. It
may be going bad. Check cabling and try diskettes formatted on another
computer.

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"Bruce Nesheim" wrote in message
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running WindowsXP home, SP2, and using "A" as floppy drive.

I have had A-drive issues for awhile now, and would like to resolve this.
I can read files from floppy, and save them to C drive. But in trying to
save data from C: to floppy, I get various error messages, depending on
the file I'm trying to save, but including "Access denied: you do not
have the rights to do this" or "File does not exist: A:\filename.xxx".
Maybe the strangest is when saving a .jpg or .txt file to floppy, the
'write-protected disk' letter changes to the first letter of the
filename, i.e. filename PARTY tries to save to P drive, filename TEST to
T drive, etc. Also, if trying to format a disk, get error "The disk is
write-protected" whether it is protected or not.
Device Manager indicates that both floppy disk controller and drive are
working properly. Ran PC Doctor, and the 4 scans all passed the tests.
Also uninstalled and reinstalled using the original driver disk.
There must be something very simple that I'm missing.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.