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I have old floppies that I cannot read.
Any suggestions?
I have old floppies that I cannot read.
Any suggestions?
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Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>
> Any suggestions?
Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X, you
probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
--
Ken Blake
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>
> Any suggestions?
Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X, you
probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
--
Ken Blake
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:09:33 -0400, Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>
> Any suggestions?
In addition to what others have posted... how old are these floppies? It's
possible that they have aged to the point that they are no longer readable.
If the article Ken suggested does not work, try getting the floppies to a
Win9x computer. If they can't be read, the floppies are most likely
damaged.
If they can be read on that computer, the disks are ok. Use the Win9x
system to copy the contents to fresh floppies (that have been formatted on
the XP machine) or copy the content to other media (CDR, for example).
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:09:33 -0400, Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>
> Any suggestions?
In addition to what others have posted... how old are these floppies? It's
possible that they have aged to the point that they are no longer readable.
If the article Ken suggested does not work, try getting the floppies to a
Win9x computer. If they can't be read, the floppies are most likely
damaged.
If they can be read on that computer, the disks are ok. Use the Win9x
system to copy the contents to fresh floppies (that have been formatted on
the XP machine) or copy the content to other media (CDR, for example).
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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Ken Blake wrote:
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>
> > I have old floppies that I cannot read.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X, you
> probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
I believe you are right. I am sure it is a 720K floppy. I did not quite
get the solution. Reformat? Then I lose all the data. Run Dskprobe.exe? I
did not understand what to do. Change F0 under 44 to F9?
Thanks.
I just want to copy the files to my hard disk.
Ken Blake wrote:
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>
> > I have old floppies that I cannot read.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X, you
> probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
I believe you are right. I am sure it is a 720K floppy. I did not quite
get the solution. Reformat? Then I lose all the data. Run Dskprobe.exe? I
did not understand what to do. Change F0 under 44 to F9?
Thanks.
I just want to copy the files to my hard disk.
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Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> Ken Blake wrote:
>
>> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>>
>>> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X, you
>> probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> I believe you are right. I am sure it is a 720K floppy. I did not
> quite get the solution. Reformat? Then I lose all the data. Run
> Dskprobe.exe? I did not understand what to do. Change F0 under 44 to
> F9?
For each old diskette you can't read, do the following.
1. Format another diskette on your Windows XP computer.
2, Take the diskette you can't read and the newly formatted diskette to a
Windows 9x computer and the copy the former to the latter.
3. The copied diskette should now be readable under Windows XP.
--
Ken Blake
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> Thanks.
>
> I just want to copy the files to my hard disk.
Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> Ken Blake wrote:
>
>> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>>
>>> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X, you
>> probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> I believe you are right. I am sure it is a 720K floppy. I did not
> quite get the solution. Reformat? Then I lose all the data. Run
> Dskprobe.exe? I did not understand what to do. Change F0 under 44 to
> F9?
For each old diskette you can't read, do the following.
1. Format another diskette on your Windows XP computer.
2, Take the diskette you can't read and the newly formatted diskette to a
Windows 9x computer and the copy the former to the latter.
3. The copied diskette should now be readable under Windows XP.
--
Ken Blake
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> Thanks.
>
> I just want to copy the files to my hard disk.
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"Sanford Aranoff" <aranoff@analysis-knowledge.com> wrote in message
news:430C7F9D.8B07FD38@analysis-knowledge.com
> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>
> Any suggestions?
What OS were they created on?
"Sanford Aranoff" <aranoff@analysis-knowledge.com> wrote in message
news:430C7F9D.8B07FD38@analysis-knowledge.com
> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>
> Any suggestions?
What OS were they created on?
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Ken Blake wrote:
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>
> > Ken Blake wrote:
> >
> >> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
> >>>
> >>> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X, you
> >> probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ken Blake
> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >
> > I believe you are right. I am sure it is a 720K floppy. I did not
> > quite get the solution. Reformat? Then I lose all the data. Run
> > Dskprobe.exe? I did not understand what to do. Change F0 under 44 to
> > F9?
>
> For each old diskette you can't read, do the following.
>
> 1. Format another diskette on your Windows XP computer.
>
> 2, Take the diskette you can't read and the newly formatted diskette to a
> Windows 9x computer and the copy the former to the latter.
>
> 3. The copied diskette should now be readable under Windows XP.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
The oldest computer I can get around here is Windows 98. It sees the files but
says they are defective. A scandisk erases all the files. I'd like to try the
dskprobe method. Could you please explain how this works?
Thanks.
Ken Blake wrote:
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>
> > Ken Blake wrote:
> >
> >> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
> >>>
> >>> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X, you
> >> probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ken Blake
> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >
> > I believe you are right. I am sure it is a 720K floppy. I did not
> > quite get the solution. Reformat? Then I lose all the data. Run
> > Dskprobe.exe? I did not understand what to do. Change F0 under 44 to
> > F9?
>
> For each old diskette you can't read, do the following.
>
> 1. Format another diskette on your Windows XP computer.
>
> 2, Take the diskette you can't read and the newly formatted diskette to a
> Windows 9x computer and the copy the former to the latter.
>
> 3. The copied diskette should now be readable under Windows XP.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
The oldest computer I can get around here is Windows 98. It sees the files but
says they are defective. A scandisk erases all the files. I'd like to try the
dskprobe method. Could you please explain how this works?
Thanks.
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Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> Ken Blake wrote:
>
>> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>>
>>> Ken Blake wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X,
>>>> you probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ken Blake
>>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>>
>>> I believe you are right. I am sure it is a 720K floppy. I did not
>>> quite get the solution. Reformat? Then I lose all the data. Run
>>> Dskprobe.exe? I did not understand what to do. Change F0 under 44 to
>>> F9?
>>
>> For each old diskette you can't read, do the following.
>>
>> 1. Format another diskette on your Windows XP computer.
>>
>> 2, Take the diskette you can't read and the newly formatted diskette
>> to a Windows 9x computer and the copy the former to the latter.
>>
>> 3. The copied diskette should now be readable under Windows XP.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> The oldest computer I can get around here is Windows 98.
That's fine.
> It sees the
> files but says they are defective.
Then you're probably out of luck. Diskettes don't last forever.
> A scandisk erases all the files.
> I'd like to try the dskprobe method. Could you please explain how
> this works?
Sorry, no. I know nothing about it. But reading here,
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/006902f1-bae9-4055-9ad2-123ea19006b7.mspx,
it would appear that it's for hard drives only.
--
Ken Blake
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> Ken Blake wrote:
>
>> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>>
>>> Ken Blake wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Assuming that they were created under some version of WIndows 9X,
>>>> you probably have the Media Descriptor Byte problem explained at
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ken Blake
>>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>>
>>> I believe you are right. I am sure it is a 720K floppy. I did not
>>> quite get the solution. Reformat? Then I lose all the data. Run
>>> Dskprobe.exe? I did not understand what to do. Change F0 under 44 to
>>> F9?
>>
>> For each old diskette you can't read, do the following.
>>
>> 1. Format another diskette on your Windows XP computer.
>>
>> 2, Take the diskette you can't read and the newly formatted diskette
>> to a Windows 9x computer and the copy the former to the latter.
>>
>> 3. The copied diskette should now be readable under Windows XP.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> The oldest computer I can get around here is Windows 98.
That's fine.
> It sees the
> files but says they are defective.
Then you're probably out of luck. Diskettes don't last forever.
> A scandisk erases all the files.
> I'd like to try the dskprobe method. Could you please explain how
> this works?
Sorry, no. I know nothing about it. But reading here,
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/006902f1-bae9-4055-9ad2-123ea19006b7.mspx,
it would appear that it's for hard drives only.
--
Ken Blake
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
Throw them away. Floppy diskettes aren't much use for long term storage.
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
Throw them away. Floppy diskettes aren't much use for long term storage.
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
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Bruce Chambers wrote:
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> > I have old floppies that I cannot read.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> >
>
> Throw them away. Floppy diskettes aren't much use for long term storage.
>
> A decade ago I had an Atari ST computer, and had a lot of files there. Most of the
> files I transferred to my present system. There are some that I did not.
As technology advances, storage may become unreadable. This is an issue we must all
face.
Bruce Chambers wrote:
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> > I have old floppies that I cannot read.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> >
>
> Throw them away. Floppy diskettes aren't much use for long term storage.
>
> A decade ago I had an Atari ST computer, and had a lot of files there. Most of the
> files I transferred to my present system. There are some that I did not.
As technology advances, storage may become unreadable. This is an issue we must all
face.
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"As technology advances, storage may become unreadable. This is an issue we
must all face."
The same could be said about my memory.
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Sanford Aranoff" <aranoff@analysis-knowledge.com> wrote in message
news:430DB084.45AF2AE6@analysis-knowledge.com...
>
>
> Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
> > Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> > > I have old floppies that I cannot read.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Throw them away. Floppy diskettes aren't much use for long term
storage.
> >
> > A decade ago I had an Atari ST computer, and had a lot of files there.
Most of the
> > files I transferred to my present system. There are some that I did not.
>
> As technology advances, storage may become unreadable. This is an issue we
must all
> face.
>
>
>
"As technology advances, storage may become unreadable. This is an issue we
must all face."
The same could be said about my memory.
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Sanford Aranoff" <aranoff@analysis-knowledge.com> wrote in message
news:430DB084.45AF2AE6@analysis-knowledge.com...
>
>
> Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
> > Sanford Aranoff wrote:
> > > I have old floppies that I cannot read.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Throw them away. Floppy diskettes aren't much use for long term
storage.
> >
> > A decade ago I had an Atari ST computer, and had a lot of files there.
Most of the
> > files I transferred to my present system. There are some that I did not.
>
> As technology advances, storage may become unreadable. This is an issue we
must all
> face.
>
>
>
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not always...i had some floppies that lasted quite a while
i have this one disk that i created as a win95 startup disk 10 years ago;
later updated it with win98 files
still works to this day
but as far as this issue goes, the disks are probably no good
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:uL5Y3qRqFHA.1328@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>
>
> Throw them away. Floppy diskettes aren't much use for long term storage.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH
not always...i had some floppies that lasted quite a while
i have this one disk that i created as a win95 startup disk 10 years ago;
later updated it with win98 files
still works to this day
but as far as this issue goes, the disks are probably no good
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:uL5Y3qRqFHA.1328@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Sanford Aranoff wrote:
>> I have old floppies that I cannot read.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>
>
> Throw them away. Floppy diskettes aren't much use for long term storage.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH
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Sanford Aranoff Wrote:
> Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
> As technology advances, storage may become unreadable. This is an issue
> we must all
> face.
Hi!
I am sure I will be shouted down as a heretic here, (although I am
studying computer science and I know that it's sometime impractical),
BUT "papirus"
ie. paper has served us well for milennia, so if it's really important,
PRINT it out!!! Sure you cannot do it with software, unless you have
access to the source code but you can do it with data.
Well this my 2 cents worth anyway.
--
lomaca
Sanford Aranoff Wrote:
> Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
> As technology advances, storage may become unreadable. This is an issue
> we must all
> face.
Hi!
I am sure I will be shouted down as a heretic here, (although I am
studying computer science and I know that it's sometime impractical),
BUT "papirus"
ie. paper has served us well for milennia, so if it's really important,
PRINT it out!!! Sure you cannot do it with software, unless you have
access to the source code but you can do it with data.
Well this my 2 cents worth anyway.
--
lomaca
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