You're welcome Lee. Post back if you have more questions.

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HTH,
Curt

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"Lee Masson" <hammer_fan@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:O$pUwkdYHHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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
> news:%23dZe30bYHHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>> news:eAKuTCbYHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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