Missing Floppy Drive A: link

[conanjb]

I have a PC with Windows XP Home. Recently the Icon for the A: Drive
has vanished from My Computer. When I click on a shortcut to the
Arive I get the following message:

The drive or network connection that the shortcut "Shortcut to 3 1/2
Floppy (A).lnk" refers to is unavailable.

I checked that the floppy works by booting from the floppy into Dos.
But when I boot into Windows XP I never see the Floppy Drive link in My
Computer.

When I check on the Floppy Controller, the device manager indicates
it's working correctly.

Anyone have any ideas on how to correct this problem.

TIA

gary

 

[David H. Lipman]

Is a Floppy Controller based Floppy Drive or a USB Floppy drive ?

Is it enabled in the BIOS if it is a Floppy Controller based Floppy Drive?

--
Dave




| I have a PC with Windows XP Home. Recently the Icon for the A: Drive
| has vanished from My Computer. When I click on a shortcut to the
| Arive I get the following message:
|
| The drive or network connection that the shortcut "Shortcut to 3 1/2
| Floppy (A).lnk" refers to is unavailable.
|
| I checked that the floppy works by booting from the floppy into Dos.
| But when I boot into Windows XP I never see the Floppy Drive link in My
| Computer.
|
| When I check on the Floppy Controller, the device manager indicates
| it's working correctly.
|
| Anyone have any ideas on how to correct this problem.
|
| TIA
|
| gary
|

 

[Gary Baranzini]

Is a Floppy Controller based Floppy Drive or a USB Floppy drive ?

Is it enabled in the BIOS if it is a Floppy Controller based Floppy Drive?

It is a Floppy Drive and it's enabled in the BIOS.
I checked the BIOS to make sure it was enabled, and it was.

Gary

 

[WTC]

I have a PC with Windows XP Home. Recently the Icon for the A: Drive
has vanished from My Computer. When I click on a shortcut to the
Arive I get the following message:

The drive or network connection that the shortcut "Shortcut to 3 1/2
Floppy (A).lnk" refers to is unavailable.

I checked that the floppy works by booting from the floppy into Dos.
But when I boot into Windows XP I never see the Floppy Drive link in My
Computer.

When I check on the Floppy Controller, the device manager indicates
it's working correctly.

Anyone have any ideas on how to correct this problem.

TIA

gary

You can always drag and drop the floppy drive into the Documents and
Settings\<User Name>\SendTo folder. Might not be the right fix but it works.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Are the cables, floppy and power, snug and connected properly ?

When you boot the PC does the floppy drive light come on for a second or two ?

--
Dave




| In article <[email protected]>,
| [email protected] says...
| > Is a Floppy Controller based Floppy Drive or a USB Floppy drive ?
| >
| > Is it enabled in the BIOS if it is a Floppy Controller based Floppy Drive?
| >
| >
| It is a Floppy Drive and it's enabled in the BIOS.
| I checked the BIOS to make sure it was enabled, and it was.
|
| Gary

 

[BBUNNY]

(e-mail address removed) wrote:
| I have a PC with Windows XP Home. Recently the Icon for the A: Drive
| has vanished from My Computer. When I click on a shortcut to the
| Arive I get the following message:
|
| The drive or network connection that the shortcut "Shortcut to 3 1/2
| Floppy (A).lnk" refers to is unavailable.
|
| I checked that the floppy works by booting from the floppy into Dos.
| But when I boot into Windows XP I never see the Floppy Drive link in
| My Computer.
|
| When I check on the Floppy Controller, the device manager indicates
| it's working correctly.
|
| Anyone have any ideas on how to correct this problem.
|
| TIA
|
| gary

Delete sfloppy.sys from C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\
From a Command prompt type sfc /purgecache then sfc /scannow
System File Checker will be behind your command prompt window,
move it so you can see it. It will also ask for your XP CD.

 

[BBUNNY]

The OP Stated that it worked with a DOS boot floppy

David H. Lipman wrote:
| Are the cables, floppy and power, snug and connected properly ?
|
| When you boot the PC does the floppy drive light come on for a second
| or two ?
|
|
| || In article <[email protected]>,
|| [email protected] says...
||| Is a Floppy Controller based Floppy Drive or a USB Floppy drive ?
|||
||| Is it enabled in the BIOS if it is a Floppy Controller based Floppy
||| Drive?
|||
|||
|| It is a Floppy Drive and it's enabled in the BIOS.
|| I checked the BIOS to make sure it was enabled, and it was.
||
|| Gary

 

[Gary Baranzini]

Are the cables, floppy and power, snug and connected properly ?

When you boot the PC does the floppy drive light come on for a second or two ?

I even replaced the floppy drive, and made sure the cables are connected
properly.
And when the PC boots the floppy drive light comes on for a second or
two. I can also boot from a bootable floppy disc. So the floppy drive
appears to be functioning ok.

Gary