Curt,
Sorry mate, didnt realise.
Alot of Windows is still new to me. Was always under the impression it had
to be the same as the OS you were running.
Thanks for the info.
"Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Lee,
>
> The point Pegasus was trying to make is if your computer booted with a W98
> boot disk, your floppy drive is OK. What OS you are running makes no
> difference.
>
> --
> HTH,
> Curt
>
> Windows Support Center
> http://aumha.org/
>
> "Lee Masson" <hammer_fan@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>> But I am on Windows XP, so a Windows 98 boot disk would be useless.
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>> news:OgXo55XYHHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Lee Masson" <hammer_fan@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23efTPxXYHHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>