Hi,

I have a problem with my floppy :mad:

I can format it , read it but I can't copy a file and paste it to the floppy or send to my floppy :confused:

Really need help

Thanks

"cannot copy the file or make a directory"

I once had a floppy drive that didn't write. I was puzzled for a while as it in Explorer looked as it all worked. When I wrote something to the floppy Explorer showed the file was there. Then after a reboot there was nothing on the floppy. I replaced the floppy drive with a new one and all worked.
So, it might look stupid, but are you sure you can format? Or is it only Explorer that logically thinks that you format?

I shure that it format,

I try to make an Acronis boot disc and it format the floppy but when it was the time to write files, it write two files and freeze the computer when trying to write the image :mad:

I also try to copy with CMD with no luck.

And this drive is only two months old

Hmm...
It fails to write to the newly formatted floppy, and it also fails to write to the floppy when using the command window, right? Then, how do you know the floppy is correctly formatted? Maybe you have tried it in another machine and found it allright?

I'm asking as I'm preparing those anacronis floppys for you. However they won't do any good if your floppy-drive doesn't work.

Thanks .unicorn,

I have these floppies from Hot Rod now but I can't use them :mad:

Let me be a pain in the ass for a few more moments then.
Why can't you use them?
- how have you written them?
- what happens when you try to boot from disk 1?

I will try to be more specific :

I can boot from a floppy like win 98 SE etc.........

If I have some files in the floppy, I can copy one file to the same floppy :confused:

If the floppy is not empty, I can send a file to this floppy !

But if they are no directory in the floppy, my computer freeze and I have to hit the reset.

I have not trying in safe mode but this is the next step

Yes,

That is working in safe mode,

No problem, I can read, write and format :)

Maybe this is a software who is locking the floppy :confused:

Check your floppy cable, make sure its in tight and/or swap it for a different one.

Try another floppy drive to see if the same thing happens.

[quote:ec116f43bd][i:ec116f43bd]Originally posted by Flanderz [/i:ec116f43bd]
[b]Check your floppy cable, make sure its in tight and/or swap it for a different one.

Try another floppy drive to see if the same thing happens. [/quote:ec116f43bd]

I can check this,

But why is it working in safe mode ?

Well its either a dodgey floppy/cable/OS install :)

As the floppy works for Bads in safe mode I guess it works...:)

However, I've seen Bads 1 for a while in different forums, a kind of massive trouble period. (Floppy doesn't work, Anacronis can't restore/write floppy/write cd, only focused window work and more.)

Bads: Why not start over? Your XP seems very sick.

Thanks .unicorn,

But this installation is from 17 april 2002 :) Not too old but I will try SFC another time :)

April 17? Now I get worried! Maybe you should do a hardware checkout too...
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I have seen a few probs within XP when installed on a few machines where for some reason in the bios it has set the floppy drive to a 5 1/4 for some stupid reason, might be worth checking as when trying it in safemode it worked prefect.

Its only a thought

Probably a stupid suggestion but I had a problem writing to floppy's (but not reading them) and it turned out to be that somehow I had disabled the "Removable Storage" service....This would explain why it works in DOS and in Safe Mode, but not in Windows....

Check it out....;)

I have try to disable the "Removable Storage" service, but this is not working for me Pcdad12078

I see something new tonight,

When I try to right on the floppy, a little file like a shortcut or a .txt is working.

But if I try a big file, my modem disconnect :eek: and the computer freeze :confused:

My modem is an Aopen "hardware modem" non PnP and after the modem hangup, the IRQ ressource must be set manually :confused: That's very strange because my Floppy drive and my modem are not using the same IRQ :mad:

[quote:d796a1b9d1][i:d796a1b9d1]Originally posted by Bads 1 [/i:d796a1b9d1]
[b]I have try to disable the "Removable Storage" service, but this is not working for me Pcdad12078[/quote:d796a1b9d1]

What I meant was that mine somehow got disabled and setting it to "automatic" seemed to fix things for me...

Don't quite get the thing with the modem tho...:confused: