ok, sorry...lol

seem to have sorted my problem.

i searched the newsgroups on msn, and someone suggested downloading a zip
file that had VIA 3-Mode Floppy Disk Driver Components in it.

It seems to have fixed my floppy drive, for now at least

"Paul Randall" <paulr901@cableone.net> wrote in message
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> "Lee Masson" <hammer_fan@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:eNuq%23CbYHHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Im far too inexperienced to open up the floppy disk drive.
>>
>> If its possible that what you has suggested has happened, then I will
>> just leave as it is, as I hardly ever use it
>
> Sorry, I didn't mean open the floppy disk drive.
> I meant open the floppy disk.
>
> Picture:
> http://www.exploratorium.edu/science...sk_insides.GIF
>
> More info (sorry, long URL):
> http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...26as_qdr%3Dall
>
> If you can't make the long URL work, google for the string "Ask a grown-up
> for a computer disk that you can take apart", including the quote " marks.
> You should get just one hit, a link to aq page that has an explaination of
> how to open the plastic enclosure and what is inside the disk
>
> -Paul Randall
>