Error reading from floppy

[Guest]

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Hello
i have the 13 and 30 disk installation floppys.
whenever i try to install windows 95 at the same place it
keeps saying unable to read from drive a. My uncle has
this same problem .it gives me this error when i am
choosing my instalation
any help would be great
thanks

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?)

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello
> i have the 13 and 30 disk installation floppys.
>whenever i try to install windows 95 at the same place
it
>keeps saying unable to read from drive a. My uncle has
>this same problem .it gives me this error when i am
>choosing my instalation
>any help would be great
>thanks
>.
>I have the same problem

 

[Eric]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?)

Instead of trying to install Windows from the disks, try
copying their contents to a folder on the hard drive and
then run the setup program.

If that doesn't work. Windows 95 is no longer supported by
Microsoft, so you should be able to buy a cheap CD on eBay.

Eric,
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
http://www.sharedbirthday.co.uk/

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello
> i have the 13 and 30 disk installation floppys.
>whenever i try to install windows 95 at the same place it
>keeps saying unable to read from drive a. My uncle has
>this same problem .it gives me this error when i am
>choosing my instalation
>any help would be great
>thanks
>.


>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?)

Perhaps the floppy disks are faulty - they do wear out.

Can you read other disks in the drive OK?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Sean Wichers" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
> i have the 13 and 30 disk installation floppys.
> whenever i try to install windows 95 at the same place it
> keeps saying unable to read from drive a. My uncle has
> this same problem .it gives me this error when i am
> choosing my instalation
> any help would be great
> thanks