"Lee Masson" <hammer_fan@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I am on Windows XP, and for some reason I cannot access any floppy disk as
> they cannot be read on my floppy drive.
>
> I have had the pc for 3yrs, and am sure I have used some disks in it
> during that time.
>
> I know some of them might have been set-up on Windows 98, but that
> shouldnt make a difference should it.
>
> Every time I put a disk in that has something on, it tells me I need to
> format the disk.
>
> Even when I do, it still wont work.
>
> I have removed the drivers and rebooted, with no resolution.
>
> I know nobody uses floppy disk drives no more, but I have information on
> some that I need to access.
>
> Can anyone help me
>
> Thanks

Sometimes, old floppy disks kind of stick -- they won't rotate or rotate
poory. Does it rotate easily by hand? I have successfully taken the guts
out of one floppy and put it in a new floppy and it would then read. Some
floppy cases snap open easier than others, and you may need a little tape to
hold it together when you are done.

-Paul Randall