Re: How can I get document from an unformatted floppy?
- From: SMS <SMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:25:01 -0700
Thank you for your prompt response. I will see if my old computer has a USB
port. What is a USB key??
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
Floppies are very unrealiable. If your old computer has a USB port, you.
should use a USB Key to move the files over.
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Hope this helps.
Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"SMS" <SMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My problem is similar in that the computer tells me the floppy is
unformatted. But it is formatted! My new computer is a Dell XPS 400,
Intel
Pentium D with Office 2003 Professional Software. My old computer has
Office
97 Professional and, fortunately, I still have it with the files still on
it.
Do I understand you to be saying that I need to copy the file to the 3 1/2
inch floppy and insert this disk into the new computer and move it to the
My
documents file, instead of trying to get the new computer to retrieve it?
Do you think I need to buy new floppies, before trying this or format the
old ones? Thank you for any help you can give!
"CyberTaz" wrote:
Hi PLE-
Just to elaborate slightly on the excellent responses already offered...
Minimize the potential for future problems by:
A) Not trying to save directly to a floppy disk (or any other type of
removable media), and
B) Do Not try to open a file on removable media directly from the source.
Always save new files to your hard drive, then copy/move them to the
removable media. When you need to revise a file stored on floppy, CD,
etc.
copy/move it to your hard drive & open that copy. Revise & save to that
file, then copy/move back to the removable.
Regards |:>)
On 7/25/05 12:28 PM, in article
8066B085-85B7-4FF6-A5B8-1E113D6AF700@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "PLE"
<PLE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
JoAnn Paules,
Thanks for your response. The reason I thought otherwise was explained
by
Jay F. I'm also wondering if I'm going to have the same problem with
the A
drive I purchase that I've read some have had with Windows XP.
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