WinXP,NTFS,FAT32 and Floppy Drives

[Alan Thompson]

I recently had WinXP(Home) installed on my computer in place of WinMe.The
file system is now NTFS replacing the original FAT32.I now find that I can
neither format floppy discs nor open them. My floppy drive is,in
fact,useless.Does anyone know of a remedy?
Alan

 

[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

I recently had WinXP(Home) installed on my computer in place of WinMe.The
file system is now NTFS replacing the original FAT32.I now find that I can
neither format floppy discs nor open them. My floppy drive is,in
fact,useless.Does anyone know of a remedy?
Alan

Perhaps your floppy drive has been disabled in the BIOS.
Check the BIOS settings.
Regards Mike.

 

[Richard Urban]

Make sure that the bios setting for the floppy detection is for 1.44 meg
"only".


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Richard Urban
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I recently had WinXP(Home) installed on my computer in place of
WinMe.The file system is now NTFS replacing the original FAT32.I now
find that I can neither format floppy discs nor open them. My floppy
drive is,in fact,useless.Does anyone know of a remedy?

Please help us to help you. Exactly what does " can neither format floppy
discs nor open them" mean? What happens when you try? If you get an error
message, please quote it verbatim.

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[HeyBub]

Please help us to help you. Exactly what does " can neither format
floppy discs nor open them" mean? What happens when you try? If you
get an error message, please quote it verbatim.

Exactly. It helps tremendously to say what it DOES rather than what it
doesn't do.