The computer bios recognizes the presence of the 3.5 floppy, but it fails to show up under windows 2000. If you leave a floppy in the drive, it will give the famous "remove disk and strike any key" type message. I've already replaced the drive itself with a new one, just in case, but still the same problem.... any help appreciated!
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missing floppy drive under my computer
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Accessdabbler
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Go to Start > Run and enter A: in the box. Does this open the floppy drive folder?
Is it in the Device Manager?
Is it in the Device Manager?
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Okay, so it's a lot later than "tomorrow", (been frying bigger fish) however to respond to your questions, the machine will indeed boot from a floppy, however it will not hit the floppy drive from the run command... I think there is a possibility of a missing system file, somewhere. Any help appreciated
Accessdabbler
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Have you tried installing a floppy drive from Control Panel > Add New Hardware ?
The fact that you can boot from the floppy but Win2K doesn't see it is strange. You looked in Device Manager to see if a Floppy Drive is listed there?
TweakUI is a utility that can "hide" your floppy drive but I don't think it blocks access to it. See if TweakUI is installed in the Control Panel.
The fact that you can boot from the floppy but Win2K doesn't see it is strange. You looked in Device Manager to see if a Floppy Drive is listed there?
TweakUI is a utility that can "hide" your floppy drive but I don't think it blocks access to it. See if TweakUI is installed in the Control Panel.
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