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I'm not having problems with my CD only floppy driver, windows says it's ok
but I have a question mark over the short cut to a:. I am not a computer
buff so please make it easy for me. I've tried re-installing the driver but
it won't let me and says the current driver is the best.
"Ed" wrote:
> Here's an update for others with the same problem -- since there are
> at least 30 other threads complaining about it. I took the advice of
> another poster and reconfigured my Norton Antivirus to NOT start up in
> Auto Protect mode. It did the trick. I now have access to both CD
> drives and the floppy. Of course, if you do this, don't forget to
> enable Auto Protect once you're up and running -- a small price to pay
> for access to my drives. Going to write Symantec about this...
>
> -Ed
>
>
> nosoup4yew@yahoo.com (Ed) wrote in message news:<3cef142.0406180718.2a991887@posting.google.com>...
> > I'm with you, Jeff. Spent the better part of the day yesterday trying
> > to fix the same problem that you and lots of others seem to be having
> > with our CD and floppy drives, including installing a new CD burner.
> > Each of the solutions documented so far have had no effect on my
> > problem.
> >
> > I did notice that I could read data CDs only if they're in the drive
> > when the computer boots up -- it won't auto start, but at least I can
> > install software and not get the dreaded "not accesible, incorrect
> > function" message when clicking on the drive. Music CDs can be read
> > without any problems. I still can't burn a CD anymore.
> >
> > Microsoft has got to do something to fix this.
> >
> > -Ed
> >
> >
> > "Jeff" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<1bc5401c45099$503ab6a0$a001280a@phx.gbl>...
> > > Thanks Mary
> > > But I do not believe that is the problem, first booting
> > > in safe mode the drives work fine with the floppy disk,
> > > also on another XP computer the floppy disk works fine.
> > > I have also removed the floppy drive from the computer,
> > > reboot, turn computer back off, install the floppy drive
> > > in order for it to recognize new hardware. This did not
> > > work. I have also tried to disable, uninstall the driver,
> > > with the floppy not installed and installed. On every
> > > reboot the drive is shown in MyComputer and Explorer with
> > > the driver installed and enabled wheather the drive is in
> > > ther computer or not. I have also run Startup Cop
> > > disabling everything I thought might be conflict nothing
> > > effects the error (A:\ is not accessible, Incorrect
> > > function). I need help !!!
> > > Thanks
> > > Jeff
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >Floppy Disk is Not Accessible, Not Formatted, or Not
> > Recognized by Windows
> > > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> > us;140060
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Mary Sauer MS MVP
> > > >http://office.microsoft.com/
> > > >http://www.mvps.org/msauer/
> > > >news://msnews.microsoft.com
> > > >"Jeff" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> > > >news:1b56401c44fd5$77dbfa30$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > > >> I cannot read or write from my floppy (A
or the CDRW
> > > >> (D
drive. They both appear in Explorer / Disk
> > Manager as
> > > >> working fine and are both enabled. Booting in "safe
> > mode"
> > > >> they both work well. I have performed virus scans after
> > > >> both normal and safe mode boots. I am suspicious of
> > the XP
> > > >> updates causing the problem but I was not able to time
> > > >> corralate the access problem to the time of updates
> > > >> performed. After normal boot then accessing the floppy
> > > >> drive A" I receive the startup error message "A:\ is
> > not
> > > >> accessible, Incorrect Function". Same is true for the
> > CDRW
> > > >> (D
drive. I have read there is suppose to be patch
> > > >> release for this problem but I have been unable to
> > find it.
> > > >> Can anyone help ?
> > > >>
> > > >> Jeff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >.
> > > >
>
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