But I am on Windows XP, so a Windows 98 boot disk would be useless.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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> "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
>>
>>
>
> Probably a disk drive gone bad. Get a friend to make you a Win98
> boot diskette from www.bootdisk.com, then boot your machine
> with this boot disk. If it boots successfully and if it then can read
> your floppy data disks then you have a Windows problem. If it
> still can't read them then you have a floppy disk problem.
>
>