Re: This is SO annoying, please help! :-)

From: Old *** (weex_at_lospico.com)
Date: 10/05/04 

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:34:16 +1000

Hi,
   Whenever I have this problem I buy a new floppy disk drive.
   Well it worked for me.

"Ste Lord" <Ste Lord@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AB9CAC30-0307-4CA6-AB98-F646DCA779F8@microsoft.com...
> Every time I try and access ANY form of floppy disk on my computer, it
> tells
> me that the disk needs to be formatted, so I then try and format it and it
> comes up with a random error message such as:
> "Windows cannot complete the format"
> or
> "Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or other
> programs
> that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is displaying the
> contents of the drive. Then try formatting again"
>
> This error has been occuring ever since I purchased the computer (just
> over
> a year ago), and so there can't be a compatibility issue can there?
>
> I do as it says and simply get the same (or another) error message.
> I've tried uninstalling the drivers for my floppy disk drive and then
> reinstalling them, I've tried searching for driver updates, I've
> constantly
> been searching the internet for help - though still havent found the root
> of
> the problem!
>
> If it helps, the computer I'm using is 'manufactured and supported by':
>
> Time computers
> AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
> 1.66GHz, 480Mb of RAM
>
> and is running Windows XP Home Edition - Version 2002 - Service Pack 2.
> I also have norton internet security 2003 installed on the computer, and
> have heard that this may be causing conflicts, is this true?
>
> I look forward to reading any help/information from anyone on this
> matter -
> many thanks in advance!
>
> :-)