Re: cannot read/write from/to floppy disk
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"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
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Nope. If XP has trouble with a floppy disk then format it using XP. It
will make it also compatible with win9X systems.
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Formatting with XP is fine unless there's data that you want to retrieve
on the floppy. Then you need to resort to the fix mentioned in the KB
article.
Bill
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