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Rick wrote :-
> <lol> Unless It Is Not A Floppy Drive Problem; Then He Has Two Drives That
> Don't Work.
Not to mention, a redundant "FD cleaning kit" <vbg>
Mart
"Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e6eEw19cFHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Mart wrote:
>> Rick wrote :-
>>
>>>True, but unnecessarily wasteful; moreso if it turns out to be the cable,
>>>power-supply (forgot that one) or a BIOS hiccup.
>>
>>
>> Mmm.. unlikely, from the reported symptoms but... maybe the OP would
>> like to do more testing in DOS etc., - if only he had a working WinMe
>> boot floppy <g> Just seems the quickest, easiest solution is to
>> substitute with an inexpensive (brand new) replacement.
>
> <lol> Unless It Is Not A Floppy Drive Problem; Then He Has Two Drives That
> Don't Work.
>
>>
>>
>>>Can you boot from them (USB floppy drive) easily ? I imagine you're
>>>supposed to be able to.
>>
>>
>> Yes! It just sets itself up (PnP's) as an A: drive.
>
> nifty... I'll put it on the list for the New System.
>
>
> Rick
>
>>
>> Mart
>>
>>
>> "Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:eEEYTU7cFHA.1276@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Mart wrote:
>>>
>>>>My two assumptions here Rick :-
>>>>1) that the OP is quite capable of performing some simple DIY (There are
>>>>plenty of instructions on how to do it with the aid of Google <g>)
>>>>2) that if it requires more than just the use of the 'cleaning kit',
>>>>then its back to your plan (a) "lugging the computer to a computer
>>>>store, purchasing a new floppy drive and having them install it"
>>>>
>>>>And, as you've got to go to the computer store to buy a cleaning kit,
>>>>you may as well 'lug the computer' with you and do the job properly.
>>>>Plus, the cost of a cleaning kit is not very much less than the cost of
>>>>a brand new floppy drive.
>>>
>>>True, but unnecessarily wasteful; moreso if it turns out to be the cable,
>>>power-supply (forgot that one) or a BIOS hiccup.
>>>
>>>
>>>>BTW - I like your rant. I don't necessarily agree with it. But I like
>>>>it. In fact many 'new' PC's (with XP) no longer come with a floppy
>>>>drive. - Just as well you can buy USB floppy Drives, though <g>
>>>
>>>Can you boot from them easily ? I imagine you're supposed to be able to.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Rick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Mart
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:eVb$9$1cFHA.3620@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>?
>>>>>
>>>>>How is lugging your computer to a computer store, purchasing a new
>>>>>floppy drive and having them install it any easier than buying a FD
>>>>>cleaning kit (considerably less bulky).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Rick
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyways if the industry wanted to keep FD drives around, they could at
>>>>>least make it IDE and onboard cache and bundle it with all those "media
>>>>>reader" things. And while we're on the subject, having the optical
>>>>>disk as B: makes alot more sense than "D: on a good day, take a guess
>>>>>on a bad day".
>>>>>
>>>>>/pauserant
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Raymond Campbell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Replacing the drive would be my first step in troubleshooting any
>>>>>>problems with floppies. Like Mart said, the price to replace a drive
>>>>>>is far cheeper than tryign to spend a ton of time cleaning or
>>>>>>repairing it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Now, if you can use the drive successfully for normal data, you may
>>>>>>have more of a problem, but if you have even intermitten trouble
>>>>>>writing/reading with the drive, the best thing to do is to replace it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>And as a side note, if you are going to go out and buy one from a
>>>>>>store, please don't go to Wal*Mart and get it. Go to one of your local
>>>>>>computer shops. If you are nice enough, they may even install it for
>>>>>>you for the price that Wal*Mart wants for it. Don't forget to take
>>>>>>your computer with you though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"bob94030" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>hmmm.....from noel not saying anthing about my problem am i to assume
>>>>>>>that the problem IS a dirty or bad disc drive and NOT something else
>>>>>>>?....thanks much...bob
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Noel Paton" wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>99% of floppies come pre-formatted nowadays, Rick
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>>Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>>>>>>>>http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
>>>>>>>>NG's
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"Rick T" <plinnane3REMOVE@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>news:uRqeG2ucFHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Don't you have to Format the diskette first ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Rick
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>bob94030 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>hi there,
>>>>>>>>>> i can't make a new rescue floppy disc....using new ones or
>>>>>>>>>> old...this message comes up; setup cannot properly initialize
>>>>>>>>>> the disc that you inserted...error...disc sector was not
>>>>>>>>>> found...click ok to continue...after 1 min. same message comes
>>>>>>>>>> up. same problem came up about 8 mos. ago and i forgot about
>>>>>>>>>> fixing it....bob
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>
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