Floppy Disk problems in WinXP

trs1982trs1982
edited March 2005 in Hardware
I'm experiencing problems with full functionality of my Floppy Disk drive. Everytime Windows XP starts about 30 seconds after initialising the floppy drive seeks a disk, but no error comes up. The Floppy Disk icon doesn't appear under My Computer or Windows Explorer, meaning I cannot us the A: to drag and drop or simply open a floppy disk to view its contents. The only way around it so far is to do Start, Run then A: Enter, which brings up a folder window with the A:

There must be a way to correct this, I have tried everything imaginable to me. Checked Windows XP website troubleshooting, however there isn't an option in the registry to remove/amend the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters settings. I've made sure anything mentioning floppy disk/a: is enabled in my system bios.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Comments

  • gibbonslgibbonsl Grand Forks AFB
    edited March 2005
    have you tryed to map the drive?

    also what does Computer Management say under disk mangment
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2005
    Try booting in Safe Mode and uninstalling the floppy drive and the floppy disk controller. Reboot and allow Windows to find them again.
  • trs1982trs1982
    edited March 2005
    gibbonsl wrote:
    have you tryed to map the drive?

    also what does Computer Management say under disk mangment


    How do I check this?
  • gibbonslgibbonsl Grand Forks AFB
    edited March 2005
    Control Panel -- Administrative Tools -- Computer Management -- Storage -- Disk Management

    also try the other guys idea
  • trs1982trs1982
    edited March 2005
    profdlp wrote:
    Try booting in Safe Mode and uninstalling the floppy drive and the floppy disk controller. Reboot and allow Windows to find them again.

    Tried this, same outcome. Thanks for the tip though.
  • trs1982trs1982
    edited March 2005
    gibbonsl wrote:
    Control Panel -- Administrative Tools -- Computer Management -- Storage -- Disk Management

    also try the other guys idea

    Disk Management Lists C: (Disk0) D: (Disk1) F: (CD-ROM 0) and E: (CD-ROM 1) , doesn't list the A: Floppy anywhere.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2005
    Do you have TweakUI installed on your computer? In the "My Computer" section, under the "Drives" area you can have Windows hide drive letters. Make sure there is a check by A:
  • trs1982trs1982
    edited March 2005
    profdlp wrote:
    Do you have TweakUI installed on your computer? In the "My Computer" section, under the "Drives" area you can have Windows hide drive letters. Make sure there is a check by A:

    I don't knowingly have TweakUI installed, it doesn't appear in Control Panel or any folders...
  • gibbonslgibbonsl Grand Forks AFB
    edited March 2005
    when you do runn -- a: get the window open then go up (via the button) where does it go
  • trs1982trs1982
    edited March 2005
    gibbonsl wrote:
    when you do runn -- a: get the window open then go up (via the button) where does it go

    The window becomes My Computer but a: isn't there
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2005
    Try Downloading TweakUI, install it and check the stuff I mentioned in Post #8. Even if it doesn't help, TweakUI is a handy program to have. It was created by the developers of WinXP.
  • trs1982trs1982
    edited March 2005
    profdlp wrote:
    Try Downloading TweakUI, install it and check the stuff I mentioned in Post #8. Even if it doesn't help, TweakUI is a handy program to have. It was created by the developers of WinXP.

    Yes that's done the trick! A: wasn't checked for some reason. Thanks a lot.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited March 2005
    Glad you got it fixed. :)
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