XP XP

When I start my computer it shows me two options to start
my windows XP and one doesn't work, how do I get rid of
it? I also get a message "Floppy Disk(s) Fail (40)"

Hi, Silver.

Start | Run..., type in msconfig, press Enter. On the Boot.ini tab, click
Check All Boot Paths.

If the non-working option is truly spurious, this should get rid of it.

If that doesn't work, post the contents of C:\boot.ini here. Also, tell us
how many HDs you have, how they are partitioned, and which one has your good
installation of WinXP.

I'll let someone else handle the floppy disk question. But it would help
them help you if you tell us at what point you get this error. Do you have
a floppy disk? Is it enabled in your BIOS?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Silver" wrote in message
...
When I start my computer it shows me two options to start
my windows XP and one doesn't work, how do I get rid of
it? I also get a message "Floppy Disk(s) Fail (40)"

Tank you R.C. it worked like a charm, on the floppy
problem it comes right at the begining and it asks me to
press FI or DEL to continue, (I press F1 and everything
is fine) and I do have a floppy and it is enable in my
BIOS.

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Start | Run..., type in msconfig, press Enter. On the
Boot.ini tab, click
Check All Boot Paths.

If the non-working option is truly spurious, this should
get rid of it.

If that doesn't work, post the contents of C:\boot.ini
here. Also, tell us
how many HDs you have, how they are partitioned, and
which one has your good
installation of WinXP.

I'll let someone else handle the floppy disk question.
But it would help
them help you if you tell us at what point you get this
error. Do you have
a floppy disk? Is it enabled in your BIOS?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Silver" wrote in
message
...
When I start my computer it shows me two options to
start
my windows XP and one doesn't work, how do I get rid of
it? I also get a message "Floppy Disk(s) Fail (40)"


.

Hi, Silver.

Glad it worked and thanks for the report; it may help the next reader with a
similar problem.

If the message about the floppy (or anything else) comes right at the
beginning, when you are invited to press F1 or DEL, then it is NOT a Windows
problem. Windows does not even begin to load until several steps further in
the boot process. Whatever problem you have is in the BIOS or the hardware
of your computer. If you mention the make and model of your computer (or
motherboard/BIOS if you built it yourself), then someone here might
recognize it and give you some specific advice.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Silver" wrote in message
...
Tank you R.C. it worked like a charm, on the floppy
problem it comes right at the begining and it asks me to
press FI or DEL to continue, (I press F1 and everything
is fine) and I do have a floppy and it is enable in my
BIOS.

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Start | Run..., type in msconfig, press Enter. On the
Boot.ini tab, click
Check All Boot Paths.

If the non-working option is truly spurious, this should
get rid of it.

If that doesn't work, post the contents of C:\boot.ini
here. Also, tell us
how many HDs you have, how they are partitioned, and
which one has your good
installation of WinXP.

I'll let someone else handle the floppy disk question.
But it would help
them help you if you tell us at what point you get this
error. Do you have
a floppy disk? Is it enabled in your BIOS?

RC

"Silver" wrote in
message
...
When I start my computer it shows me two options to
start
my windows XP and one doesn't work, how do I get rid of
it? I also get a message "Floppy Disk(s) Fail (40)"

Here it is R.C.

Vendor- Award Software International. Inc.
Version- 4.51PG
Size- 256KB
Capabilities-Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD
Manufacturer-TYAN
Product- S1854 Trinity 400
Motherboard- 694X-596B-977
Processors- Pentium III
Intel
Ext. Clock- 133MHZ
Curr. Clock- 800MHZ
Type- Central Processor
Status- Enable

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Glad it worked and thanks for the report; it may help
the next reader with a
similar problem.

If the message about the floppy (or anything else) comes
right at the
beginning, when you are invited to press F1 or DEL, then
it is NOT a Windows
problem. Windows does not even begin to load until
several steps further in
the boot process. Whatever problem you have is in the
BIOS or the hardware
of your computer. If you mention the make and model of
your computer (or
motherboard/BIOS if you built it yourself), then someone
here might
recognize it and give you some specific advice.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Silver" wrote in
message
...
Tank you R.C. it worked like a charm, on the floppy
problem it comes right at the begining and it asks me
to
press FI or DEL to continue, (I press F1 and everything
is fine) and I do have a floppy and it is enable in my
BIOS.

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Start | Run..., type in msconfig, press Enter. On the
Boot.ini tab, click
Check All Boot Paths.

If the non-working option is truly spurious, this
should
get rid of it.

If that doesn't work, post the contents of C:\boot.ini
here. Also, tell us
how many HDs you have, how they are partitioned, and
which one has your good
installation of WinXP.

I'll let someone else handle the floppy disk question.
But it would help
them help you if you tell us at what point you get
this
error. Do you have
a floppy disk? Is it enabled in your BIOS?

RC

"Silver" wrote
in
message
...
When I start my computer it shows me two options to
start
my windows XP and one doesn't work, how do I get
rid of
it? I also get a message "Floppy Disk(s) Fail (40)"


.

Hi, Silver.

I was hoping someone would have jumped in by now, but...

My BIOS is also from Award, but there are many variations of that,
customized to fit each mainboard.

On the first or second page of the BIOS settings there should be places to
tell what kind of floppy drive you have (3.5", 5.25", 1.44 MB, etc.). Be
sure those are correct. Also, there often is an option to Enable or Disable
something my BIOS calls "Boot Up Floppy Seek". Without being there to look
over your shoulder as you explore your own BIOS, about all I can suggest is
to read the BIOS manual (most of them are written by someone who does not
speak English natively and are not as helpful as they should be) and look
for something set wrong.

Of course, it could well be a physical problem, not a settings problem. A
Google search for the phrase, "floppy disk(s) fail (40)", turned up over
1,000 hits. MSN Search got over 6,000 hits! Here's the first one, which
suggests a bad cable, improperly connected cable, or a bad floppy drive:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000426.htm

But, as I said earlier, it's NOT a Windows problem if it occurs before the
computer even starts loading Windows.

Let us know what you figure out. In a newsgroup, we all learn from each
other.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Silver" wrote in message
...
Here it is R.C.

Vendor- Award Software International. Inc.
Version- 4.51PG
Size- 256KB
Capabilities-Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD
Manufacturer-TYAN
Product- S1854 Trinity 400
Motherboard- 694X-596B-977
Processors- Pentium III
Intel
Ext. Clock- 133MHZ
Curr. Clock- 800MHZ
Type- Central Processor
Status- Enable

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Glad it worked and thanks for the report; it may help
the next reader with a
similar problem.

If the message about the floppy (or anything else) comes
right at the
beginning, when you are invited to press F1 or DEL, then
it is NOT a Windows
problem. Windows does not even begin to load until
several steps further in
the boot process. Whatever problem you have is in the
BIOS or the hardware
of your computer. If you mention the make and model of
your computer (or
motherboard/BIOS if you built it yourself), then someone
here might
recognize it and give you some specific advice.

RC

"Silver" wrote in
message
...
Tank you R.C. it worked like a charm, on the floppy
problem it comes right at the begining and it asks me
to
press FI or DEL to continue, (I press F1 and everything
is fine) and I do have a floppy and it is enable in my
BIOS.

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Start | Run..., type in msconfig, press Enter. On the
Boot.ini tab, click
Check All Boot Paths.

If the non-working option is truly spurious, this
should
get rid of it.

If that doesn't work, post the contents of C:\boot.ini
here. Also, tell us
how many HDs you have, how they are partitioned, and
which one has your good
installation of WinXP.

I'll let someone else handle the floppy disk question.
But it would help
them help you if you tell us at what point you get
this
error. Do you have
a floppy disk? Is it enabled in your BIOS?

RC

"Silver" wrote
in
message
...
When I start my computer it shows me two options to
start
my windows XP and one doesn't work, how do I get
rid of
it? I also get a message "Floppy Disk(s) Fail (40)"

R.C. as helpul as ever, I went through most of your
sugestions and I found out there was something wrong with
the power cable, I changed it and everything worked OK!
Thanks again R,C,

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

I was hoping someone would have jumped in by now, but...

My BIOS is also from Award, but there are many
variations of that,
customized to fit each mainboard.

On the first or second page of the BIOS settings there
should be places to
tell what kind of floppy drive you have (3.5", 5.25",
1.44 MB, etc.). Be
sure those are correct. Also, there often is an option
to Enable or Disable
something my BIOS calls "Boot Up Floppy Seek". Without
being there to look
over your shoulder as you explore your own BIOS, about
all I can suggest is
to read the BIOS manual (most of them are written by
someone who does not
speak English natively and are not as helpful as they
should be) and look
for something set wrong.

Of course, it could well be a physical problem, not a
settings problem. A
Google search for the phrase, "floppy disk(s) fail
(40)", turned up over
1,000 hits. MSN Search got over 6,000 hits! Here's the
first one, which
suggests a bad cable, improperly connected cable, or a
bad floppy drive:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000426.htm

But, as I said earlier, it's NOT a Windows problem if it
occurs before the
computer even starts loading Windows.

Let us know what you figure out. In a newsgroup, we all
learn from each
other.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Silver" wrote in
message
...
Here it is R.C.

Vendor- Award Software International. Inc.
Version- 4.51PG
Size- 256KB
Capabilities-Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot,
EDD
Manufacturer-TYAN
Product- S1854 Trinity 400
Motherboard- 694X-596B-977
Processors- Pentium III
Intel
Ext. Clock- 133MHZ
Curr. Clock- 800MHZ
Type- Central Processor
Status- Enable

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Glad it worked and thanks for the report; it may help
the next reader with a
similar problem.

If the message about the floppy (or anything else)
comes
right at the
beginning, when you are invited to press F1 or DEL,
then
it is NOT a Windows
problem. Windows does not even begin to load until
several steps further in
the boot process. Whatever problem you have is in the
BIOS or the hardware
of your computer. If you mention the make and model
of
your computer (or
motherboard/BIOS if you built it yourself), then
someone
here might
recognize it and give you some specific advice.

RC

"Silver" wrote
in
message
...
Tank you R.C. it worked like a charm, on the floppy
problem it comes right at the begining and it asks
me
to
press FI or DEL to continue, (I press F1 and
everything
is fine) and I do have a floppy and it is enable in
my
BIOS.

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Start | Run..., type in msconfig, press Enter. On
the
Boot.ini tab, click
Check All Boot Paths.

If the non-working option is truly spurious, this
should
get rid of it.

If that doesn't work, post the contents of
C:\boot.ini
here. Also, tell us
how many HDs you have, how they are partitioned,
and
which one has your good
installation of WinXP.

I'll let someone else handle the floppy disk
question.
But it would help
them help you if you tell us at what point you get
this
error. Do you have
a floppy disk? Is it enabled in your BIOS?

RC

"Silver"
wrote
in
message
...
When I start my computer it shows me two options
to
start
my windows XP and one doesn't work, how do I get
rid of
it? I also get a message "Floppy Disk(s) Fail
(40)"


.

Hi, Silver.

Thanks for the report. Glad to hear it. ;)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Silver" wrote in message
...
R.C. as helpul as ever, I went through most of your
sugestions and I found out there was something wrong with
the power cable, I changed it and everything worked OK!
Thanks again R,C,

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

I was hoping someone would have jumped in by now, but...

My BIOS is also from Award, but there are many
variations of that,
customized to fit each mainboard.

On the first or second page of the BIOS settings there
should be places to
tell what kind of floppy drive you have (3.5", 5.25",
1.44 MB, etc.). Be
sure those are correct. Also, there often is an option
to Enable or Disable
something my BIOS calls "Boot Up Floppy Seek". Without
being there to look
over your shoulder as you explore your own BIOS, about
all I can suggest is
to read the BIOS manual (most of them are written by
someone who does not
speak English natively and are not as helpful as they
should be) and look
for something set wrong.

Of course, it could well be a physical problem, not a
settings problem. A
Google search for the phrase, "floppy disk(s) fail
(40)", turned up over
1,000 hits. MSN Search got over 6,000 hits! Here's the
first one, which
suggests a bad cable, improperly connected cable, or a
bad floppy drive:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000426.htm

But, as I said earlier, it's NOT a Windows problem if it
occurs before the
computer even starts loading Windows.

Let us know what you figure out. In a newsgroup, we all
learn from each
other.

RC

"Silver" wrote in
message
...
Here it is R.C.

Vendor- Award Software International. Inc.
Version- 4.51PG
Size- 256KB
Capabilities-Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot,
EDD
Manufacturer-TYAN
Product- S1854 Trinity 400
Motherboard- 694X-596B-977
Processors- Pentium III
Intel
Ext. Clock- 133MHZ
Curr. Clock- 800MHZ
Type- Central Processor
Status- Enable

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Glad it worked and thanks for the report; it may help
the next reader with a
similar problem.

If the message about the floppy (or anything else)
comes
right at the
beginning, when you are invited to press F1 or DEL,
then
it is NOT a Windows
problem. Windows does not even begin to load until
several steps further in
the boot process. Whatever problem you have is in the
BIOS or the hardware
of your computer. If you mention the make and model
of
your computer (or
motherboard/BIOS if you built it yourself), then
someone
here might
recognize it and give you some specific advice.

RC

"Silver" wrote
in
message
...
Tank you R.C. it worked like a charm, on the floppy
problem it comes right at the begining and it asks
me
to
press FI or DEL to continue, (I press F1 and
everything
is fine) and I do have a floppy and it is enable in
my
BIOS.

-----Original Message-----
Hi, Silver.

Start | Run..., type in msconfig, press Enter. On
the
Boot.ini tab, click
Check All Boot Paths.

If the non-working option is truly spurious, this
should
get rid of it.

If that doesn't work, post the contents of
C:\boot.ini
here. Also, tell us
how many HDs you have, how they are partitioned,
and
which one has your good
installation of WinXP.

I'll let someone else handle the floppy disk
question.
But it would help
them help you if you tell us at what point you get
this
error. Do you have
a floppy disk? Is it enabled in your BIOS?

RC

"Silver"
wrote
in
message
...
When I start my computer it shows me two options
to
start
my windows XP and one doesn't work, how do I get
rid of
it? I also get a message "Floppy Disk(s) Fail
(40)"