Re: Problems with floppy disk drive
johnw_94020_at_yahoo.com
Date: 12/30/04
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Date: 29 Dec 2004 17:20:36 -0800
Michael Solomon (MS-MVP) wrote:
> Mechanically, reinstalling XP will have no effect on the floppy
drive. If
> you had viruses, have you run virus scans on the various floppies
which you
> say are running slow as they might be infected?
A friend has our CD. We will need to get it back for the reinstall.
The floppy is just one problem of many on this PC. I did run the
spyware check and much was cleaned, however not before the damage was
done, so at this time I think a reinstall of XP will fix all the
problems.
>
> Did you have this problem before the virus infections.
>
I have no idea. This is not my PC, and to the best of my knowledge I'm
the only one that uses floppies. I usually do not use floppies for
work data, but since I am on christmas vacation, and my laptop is
hundreds of miles away, and I have some word and excel documents that I
needed to have on me, to update, print and mail the floppy was the best
and cheapest solution. USB flash drives are cute, but too expensive,
and besides I have many, many floppies, and they are throw away media.
I could not use my PDA for these documents, since I need to frequently
print and mail these documents on my floppy, and besides the printer
here does not have a IR port so using a PDA is moot. However if I had
the new Tungstun T5 with built in flash drive, I would not need the
floppy.
> In addition to scanning the floppies for viruses, I assume when you
say you
> had 8 viruses, you used antivirus software to remove them, you should
also
> check for malware, download, install and run Ad Aware:
> www.lavasoftusa.com
>
> The following assumes you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a
restore CD or
> restore partition supplied by your PC manufacturer.
>
We will need to wait until next week to get the CD back.
John
> Go to Start, type sfc /scannow in the run box and press enter. Note,
there
> is a space between sfc and the forward slash. You will be asked for
your XP
> CD. Be aware, upon inserting the CD the XP setup screen may appear,
this is
> not a part of sfc /scannow, rather it is being invoked by autorun.
Simply
> minimize the screen and allow sfc to continue.
>
> If the above fails to resolve the issue, try a repair install as
follows:
>
> Be sure you are well backed up in case there is a problem from which
you are
> unable to recover. NOTE, while a repair install should leave your
data
> files intact, if something goes wrong during the repair install, you
may be
> forced to start over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have
your
> data backed up, you would lose your data should that eventuality
occur.
>
> Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive, boot with
the XP
> CD in the drive. If it isn't or you are not sure, you need to enter
the
> system's BIOS. When you boot the system, the first screen usually
has
> instructions that if you wish to enter setup press a specific key,
when you
> see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the boot
sequence, if
> the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the boot
sequence. Save
> your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The system will
reboot.
>
> Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the
CD, it
> should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up,
if you
> wish to boot from the CD press any key.
>
> Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a
reference
> asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if
you
> wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just
let
> setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and
drivers.
>
> Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a
screen
> with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows
Installation
> using the Recovery console.
>
> The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires
you to
> press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement.
Setup
> will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
> version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation
or
> install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From
there
> on, follow the screens.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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>
> "John" <johnw_94020@yahoo.comPDA> wrote in message
> news:%23B%23yxMf7EHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > On our new PC 2 ghz, 500 MB RAM it just seems that the FDD is about
twice
> > as
> > slow on all floppies than the one in my 99 Win 98 laptop. Is this
a
> > hardware
> > problem, or should I reinstall Windows XP? We did get 8 viruses
that I
> > recntly
> > cleaned. Perhaps it also slowed down the FDD.
> >
> >
> > John
> >
> >
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