Floppy disk stopped working after upgrading to XP

[weberm]

The hard drive of my backup PC with Win98 died so I replaced the drive with Win XP. I discovered, however, that the floppy disk drive no longer seems to work. Whenever I put a disk in which has no problem on other computers I get a "Please insert formatted disk" modal window with one choice, "cancel". According to XP, the hardware is in order but I noticed that when I right-click "properties" under "My Computer", it lists the File System as "RAW". What is going on here, and how do I fix it?

 

[Davetoo]

Try formatting the disk.

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It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[BadBigBen]

it could very well be that the FLOPPY DRIVE has gone south-side on you... Replace it...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[weberm]

Try formatting the disk.

The floppy disk is fine; I had just copied a file to it from my other computer.

 

[Davetoo]

I'm not saying it isn't...but by formatting the floppy in the XP system, then you'll determine if it's the drive or something else.

Did you try to format a floppy in the drive with XP?

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[TheCloak]

Dave has a point. You should try to put another one in and see if it works.

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-TheCloak

"You Never Know What Hits You, A Gunshot is the Perfect Way" - JFK

 

[linney]

Floppy Disk is Not Accessible, Not Formatted, or Not Recognized by Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul.../kb/articles/q140/0/60.asp&NoWebContent=1#kb1

Very Strange... Floppy not readable in XP????
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[TheCloak]

linney gave good links... if those don't answer it then ummm... buy a Mac hahah

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-TheCloak

"You Never Know What Hits You, A Gunshot is the Perfect Way" - JFK

 

[weberm]

it could very well be that the FLOPPY DRIVE has gone south-side on you... Replace it...

I haven't worked on it for awhile, but I am begining to suspect that might be what happened. I noticed when I booted with a floppy in the drive it makes a loud rattling noise and the floppy, which works fine on other PCs, doesn't invoice a prompt to format it, just a "Please insert formatted disk" modal window with one choice, "cancel".