cannot access information on zip disk

[Guest]

I am trying to open an Excel spreadsheet on a 100MB zip disk. I last used
this spreadsheet yesterday without incident. Today, a message pops up that
my disk is not formatted or may be formatted for a MacIntosh. Can anyone
help me as this has happened on several zip disks in the past few weeks. I
use them one day without a problem and the next day, I cannot access
anything. I thought it might be the zip drive so I purchased a new zip drive
but the same thing happens. I have scanned my computer and components for
viruses but it shows nothing.

 

[Joseph Meehan]

I am trying to open an Excel spreadsheet on a 100MB zip disk. I last
used this spreadsheet yesterday without incident. Today, a message
pops up that my disk is not formatted or may be formatted for a
MacIntosh. Can anyone help me as this has happened on several zip
disks in the past few weeks. I use them one day without a problem
and the next day, I cannot access anything. I thought it might be
the zip drive so I purchased a new zip drive but the same thing
happens. I have scanned my computer and components for viruses but
it shows nothing.

First, better late than never, always keep backups of any important
data.

As for the specific problem I suspect your zip drive may be dirty or out
of adjustment or the disks you are using are getting old and un-reliable.

Sorry. This is a newsgroup dedicated to questions about Access, the
database program in Office Professional. It appears your question may not
be related to these subjects. The Microsoft help system is not all that
clear and may have misdirected you here.

It is best to ask your questions in a newsgroup dedicated to the
subject of your question. You should find people better able to address
your problem there.
http://tc2.atspace.com/0013-HowToSearch.htm#FindNewsgroup may help.


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