Floppy disk says not formatted...HELP!

[Russell, Debbie, Brett & Jenna Rose]

Hi everyone,
I keep having a problem with my floppy disks. I put an IBM formatted disk
into my computer at work and transfer files from my computer onto the disk.
No problem. When I get home and put the disk into my computer at home it
won't let me open the disk, it says this disk is not formatted or is a
MacIntosh disk. When I check the disk drive my computer tells me it is
working properly. Both computers use windows XP. I am at a total loss here.
Does anyone have any solutions? Thanks.

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

You could try cleaning the FDD (floppy disk drive) heads with a
cleaning disk but most probably the problem is that not all FDDs heads
are aligned exactly the same so one drive could be reading and writing
to the extreme left of the track whilst the is reading and writing to
the extreme right of the track. The only way to fix this is to try
other FDDs util you find two that are compatible.

Have you considered using a CDRW or USB pen drive to transfer your
files. CD writers are not expensive nor are USB sticks or PCI USB cards.

 

[Ghostrider]

Hi everyone,
I keep having a problem with my floppy disks. I put an IBM formatted disk
into my computer at work and transfer files from my computer onto the disk.
No problem. When I get home and put the disk into my computer at home it
won't let me open the disk, it says this disk is not formatted or is a
MacIntosh disk. When I check the disk drive my computer tells me it is
working properly. Both computers use windows XP. I am at a total loss here.
Does anyone have any solutions? Thanks.

There are possible variations in the floppy diskette drives
between the computer at work and the one at home. Windows XP
(like its predecessors, Windows 2000 and Windows NT) is quite
sensitive to such variations. The better alternative has been
to move away from components with moving parts, such as using
an USB pen or jump drive for transferring/moving files around.
(Moreover, the tolerances for floppy diskettes and drives have
become quite sloppy, of late.)

 

[Rock]

Hi everyone,
I keep having a problem with my floppy disks. I put an IBM formatted disk
into my computer at work and transfer files from my computer onto the disk.
No problem. When I get home and put the disk into my computer at home it
won't let me open the disk, it says this disk is not formatted or is a
MacIntosh disk. When I check the disk drive my computer tells me it is
working properly. Both computers use windows XP. I am at a total loss here.
Does anyone have any solutions? Thanks.

Try formatting the disk on the home computer, then copy the files to it
on the work computer.

 

[Carl G]

I have found that XP has a lot of problems with floppy disc.
I just kinda mover away from them to cd or jump drive.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Floppy Disk is Not Accessible, Not Formatted, or Not Recognized by Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;140060

[[Windows XP supports formatting only the 1.44MB disk format. Three-mode
floppy drives (drives that are capable of reading/writing with 720KB, 1.2MB
and 1.44MB 3.5" disks) requires special driver support, and support for this
feature is not included in Windows XP.]]
Floppy Disk Formats That Are Supported in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q309623

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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