Re: floppy drive

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/16/04


Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:53:36 -0800

I tried the command in the config.sys file with no efect
Probably because windows xp loads it's own driver.
If I could find a way to make it use the on board driver
it might solve the problem.
>-----Original Message-----
>Now, *this* is showing my age!
>
>In the 'old' DOS days, this issue would come up often on
computers. The
>issue is referred to as 'change line'.
>
>See if the following MS link helps:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;q118580
>
>
>
>--
>David Nimon
>dnimonREMOVE@##sympatico.ca
>"David Berry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>news:129101c40a22$482ed0d0$3501280a@phx.gbl...
>> after opening a floppy disk directory I cannot change
>> disks. even after closing and re-opening my computer it
>> still displays the directory of the first disk
inserted!
>> does it even with the disk removed!
>> How can I get it to realise the disk has been changed?
>
>
>.
>



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