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Hi,

I have been using my floppy drive for backing up two small apps. Recently I
have noticed a peculiar behaviour. Once I write the data of one app using
either DOS copy or drag & drop, the file list on the floppy in the Windows
Explorer (or in DOS ) will always display the same files eleven if I insert
a different disk into the drive, ever after refreshing the display. This
also happens if I just list files in Win. Explorer without actually copying
anything.. To get a file list for another floppy, I have to restart Windows
XP.
Would this be a hardware problem or a problem with Windows XP.?

Any ideas, please?

John Z
 
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It could be the "Disk Change" switch in the drive is no longer working.

John wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have been using my floppy drive for backing up two small apps. Recently I
> have noticed a peculiar behaviour. Once I write the data of one app using
> either DOS copy or drag & drop, the file list on the floppy in the Windows
> Explorer (or in DOS ) will always display the same files eleven if I insert
> a different disk into the drive, ever after refreshing the display. This
> also happens if I just list files in Win. Explorer without actually copying
> anything.. To get a file list for another floppy, I have to restart Windows
> XP.
> Would this be a hardware problem or a problem with Windows XP.?
>
> Any ideas, please?
>
> John Z
>
>
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Thanks, I'll get a new drive.
John

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:41D9CE13.4040600@yahoo.com...
> It could be the "Disk Change" switch in the drive is no longer working.
>
> John wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been using my floppy drive for backing up two small apps.
Recently I
> > have noticed a peculiar behaviour. Once I write the data of one app
using
> > either DOS copy or drag & drop, the file list on the floppy in the
Windows
> > Explorer (or in DOS ) will always display the same files eleven if I
insert
> > a different disk into the drive, ever after refreshing the display. This
> > also happens if I just list files in Win. Explorer without actually
copying
> > anything.. To get a file list for another floppy, I have to restart
Windows
> > XP.
> > Would this be a hardware problem or a problem with Windows XP.?
> >
> > Any ideas, please?
> >
> > John Z
> >
> >
> >
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

You're welcome, have a good day.

John wrote:

> Thanks, I'll get a new drive.
> John
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:41D9CE13.4040600@yahoo.com...
>
>>It could be the "Disk Change" switch in the drive is no longer working.
>>
>>John wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have been using my floppy drive for backing up two small apps.
>>>
> Recently I
>
>>>have noticed a peculiar behaviour. Once I write the data of one app
>>>
> using
>
>>>either DOS copy or drag & drop, the file list on the floppy in the
>>>
> Windows
>
>>>Explorer (or in DOS ) will always display the same files eleven if I
>>>
> insert
>
>>>a different disk into the drive, ever after refreshing the display. This
>>>also happens if I just list files in Win. Explorer without actually
>>>
> copying
>
>>>anything.. To get a file list for another floppy, I have to restart
>>>
> Windows
>
>>>XP.
>>>Would this be a hardware problem or a problem with Windows XP.?
>>>
>>>Any ideas, please?
>>>
>>>John Z
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Hi ,

I bought a new floppy drive, still the same. Any other ideas?

John


"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:41DAA523.7030701@yahoo.com...
> You're welcome, have a good day.
>
> John wrote:
>
> > Thanks, I'll get a new drive.
> > John
> >
> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:41D9CE13.4040600@yahoo.com...
> >
> >>It could be the "Disk Change" switch in the drive is no longer working.
> >>
> >>John wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>I have been using my floppy drive for backing up two small apps.
> >>>
> > Recently I
> >
> >>>have noticed a peculiar behaviour. Once I write the data of one app
> >>>
> > using
> >
> >>>either DOS copy or drag & drop, the file list on the floppy in the
> >>>
> > Windows
> >
> >>>Explorer (or in DOS ) will always display the same files eleven if I
> >>>
> > insert
> >
> >>>a different disk into the drive, ever after refreshing the display.
This
> >>>also happens if I just list files in Win. Explorer without actually
> >>>
> > copying
> >
> >>>anything.. To get a file list for another floppy, I have to restart
> >>>
> > Windows
> >
> >>>XP.
> >>>Would this be a hardware problem or a problem with Windows XP.?
> >>>
> >>>Any ideas, please?
> >>>
> >>>John Z
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Hi Again,

New observation...
I have tried the new floppy drive on the same machine but this time I booted
with Windows 98 SE.
It works OK. The problem is with Windows XP - it is not a hardware problem.
It used to be OK. I cannot remember when and how it happened as I use the
drive infrequently...

John

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:41DAA523.7030701@yahoo.com...
> You're welcome, have a good day.
>
> John wrote:
>
> > Thanks, I'll get a new drive.
> > John
> >
> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:41D9CE13.4040600@yahoo.com...
> >
> >>It could be the "Disk Change" switch in the drive is no longer working.
> >>
> >>John wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>I have been using my floppy drive for backing up two small apps.
> >>>
> > Recently I
> >
> >>>have noticed a peculiar behaviour. Once I write the data of one app
> >>>
> > using
> >
> >>>either DOS copy or drag & drop, the file list on the floppy in the
> >>>
> > Windows
> >
> >>>Explorer (or in DOS ) will always display the same files eleven if I
> >>>
> > insert
> >
> >>>a different disk into the drive, ever after refreshing the display.
This
> >>>also happens if I just list files in Win. Explorer without actually
> >>>
> > copying
> >
> >>>anything.. To get a file list for another floppy, I have to restart
> >>>
> > Windows
> >
> >>>XP.
> >>>Would this be a hardware problem or a problem with Windows XP.?
> >>>
> >>>Any ideas, please?
> >>>
> >>>John Z
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Check to see if it is a mode 3 floppy. Set BIOS accordingly. Also the
[c:\windows\system32\drivers\sfloppy.sys] file will get corrupted or
compressed.
I have fixed this a number of times by just deleting sfloppy.sys and then
running
sfc /scannow ((with a slipstreamed sp2 disk))

"John" <zelnikj@zeta.org.au> wrote in message
news:%23XRMKe68EHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Again,
>
> New observation...
> I have tried the new floppy drive on the same machine but this time I
> booted
> with Windows 98 SE.
> It works OK. The problem is with Windows XP - it is not a hardware
> problem.
> It used to be OK. I cannot remember when and how it happened as I use the
> drive infrequently...
>
> John
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:41DAA523.7030701@yahoo.com...

>> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:41D9CE13.4040600@yahoo.com...
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Thank you Frank, not much I can add to that.

Frank wrote:

> Check to see if it is a mode 3 floppy. Set BIOS accordingly. Also the
> [c:\windows\system32\drivers\sfloppy.sys] file will get corrupted or
> compressed.
> I have fixed this a number of times by just deleting sfloppy.sys and then
> running
> sfc /scannow ((with a slipstreamed sp2 disk))
>
> "John" <zelnikj@zeta.org.au> wrote in message
> news:%23XRMKe68EHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>>Hi Again,
>>
>>New observation...
>>I have tried the new floppy drive on the same machine but this time I
>>booted
>>with Windows 98 SE.
>>It works OK. The problem is with Windows XP - it is not a hardware
>>problem.
>>It used to be OK. I cannot remember when and how it happened as I use the
>>drive infrequently...
>>
>>John
>>
>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:41DAA523.7030701@yahoo.com...
>>
>
>>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:41D9CE13.4040600@yahoo.com...
>>>>
>
>
 
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As it finally turned out, it was an intermittent FD cable.
Thanks for the hints, now I know how to run sfc (didn't know about the
params).

John


"Frank" <bbunny@bqik.net> wrote in message
news:e5B2eL$8EHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Check to see if it is a mode 3 floppy. Set BIOS accordingly. Also the
> [c:\windows\system32\drivers\sfloppy.sys] file will get corrupted or
> compressed.
> I have fixed this a number of times by just deleting sfloppy.sys and then
> running
> sfc /scannow ((with a slipstreamed sp2 disk))
>
> "John" <zelnikj@zeta.org.au> wrote in message
> news:%23XRMKe68EHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Again,
> >
> > New observation...
> > I have tried the new floppy drive on the same machine but this time I
> > booted
> > with Windows 98 SE.
> > It works OK. The problem is with Windows XP - it is not a hardware
> > problem.
> > It used to be OK. I cannot remember when and how it happened as I use
the
> > drive infrequently...
> >
> > John
> >
> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:41DAA523.7030701@yahoo.com...
>
> >> > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:41D9CE13.4040600@yahoo.com...
>
>
 
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