Go Back   PCMech Forums > Windows Support > Windows Legacy Support (XP and earlier)

Need Some Help? Type Your Keywords Here:

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 02-17-2005, 07:43 PM   #1
Member (7 bit)
 
weman4u's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, U.K
Posts: 69
Send a message via ICQ to weman4u Send a message via Yahoo to weman4u
A:/ drive help

I've just fdisked and formated my H/D and reinstalled windows .everything is ok apart from when I put in a floppy disc it comes up saying there's no disc in drive A:/ and it shows drive A:/ when I go into my computer it shows the drive is there ?

O/S Windows XP Prof
weman4u is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2005, 07:48 PM   #2
Member (8 bit)
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: NC
Posts: 141
Is it showing in Device Manager with no yellow mark? Try uninstalling the floppy drive in Device Manager and reboot. Let Windows find and reinstall it.
Corky is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2005, 07:53 PM   #3
Barefoot on the Moon!
Staff
Premium Member
 
Force Flow's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Northeastern USA
Posts: 13,385
Do you have windows installed, or are you just to the point where the next step would be to install it? If so, just boot with the CD.
__________________
There are two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day, and you have to have a dream.
Force Flow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-18-2005, 04:00 PM   #4
Member (7 bit)
 
weman4u's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, U.K
Posts: 69
Send a message via ICQ to weman4u Send a message via Yahoo to weman4u
Thumbs up

Corky that did the trick m8 ..there were no ? but I uninstalled A:/ and rebooted & windows put it back in and it's working fine so thank you BOTH for the help
weman4u is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-18-2005, 05:30 PM   #5
Member (8 bit)
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: NC
Posts: 141
Good deal. Had the same thing happen about a year ago.
Corky is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Still Need Help? Type Your Keywords Here:


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:26 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2