A:...

[Robert Baer]

Started in Win7.1...

Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a file
from it?

At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go on
again until power off then power on.
Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely in
WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually do
an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

Thanks.

 

[bitrex]

On 7/24/2020 7:44 PM, Paul wrote:

bitrex wrote:
On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go
on again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely
in WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually
do an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

I use a Mitsui USB floppy, and it will assume the
letter A: if the motherboard has no floppy on the SuperI/O.

Right, I would think that\'s what OP is using also but unclear.
Can\'t remember the last time I bought a mobo with such, 2006 maybe?

I plug in the USB floppy, to run the memtest I\'ve got
on a floppy.

IDK, I\'d probably look in Device Manager for a reason this
particular floppy isn\'t working. If the drive LED
stays on and you can\'t get the door open, that\'s probably
a reversed floppy data cable (to mobo floppy connector).

    Floppy disk controllers
       Standard floppy disk controller
    Floppy disk drives
       Floppy disk drive

Note: In BIOS, make sure you aren\'t using one of the more
      goofy mode options. There might be something like
      this on an older motherboard.

      720KB, 1440KB, Japanese 1.2MB      3-mode floppy

   Paul

 

[bitrex]

On 7/24/2020 7:44 PM, Paul wrote:

bitrex wrote:
On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go
on again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely
in WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually
do an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

I use a Mitsui USB floppy, and it will assume the
letter A: if the motherboard has no floppy on the SuperI/O.

Right, I would think that\'s what OP is using also but unclear.
Can\'t remember the last time I bought a mobo with such, 2006 maybe?

I plug in the USB floppy, to run the memtest I\'ve got
on a floppy.

IDK, I\'d probably look in Device Manager for a reason this
particular floppy isn\'t working. If the drive LED
stays on and you can\'t get the door open, that\'s probably
a reversed floppy data cable (to mobo floppy connector).

    Floppy disk controllers
       Standard floppy disk controller
    Floppy disk drives
       Floppy disk drive

Note: In BIOS, make sure you aren\'t using one of the more
      goofy mode options. There might be something like
      this on an older motherboard.

      720KB, 1440KB, Japanese 1.2MB      3-mode floppy

   Paul

 

[server]

Microsoft says you don\'t need it.

They just keep removing shit until the only thing left is games. Why do you think I refuse to \"upgrade\" ? Because it is a downgrade.

They scared everyone with viruses, malware and all that shit, but I am fine.

You NEED the latest version. I have been told hackers would use my PC to transmit kiddie porn and the FBI would come knocking. I am on an end user ISP and have no hosting, just how can they do that when I can\'t ?

Get an XP box and transfer it to a USB stick. I will never be without an XP box.

 

[server]

Microsoft says you don\'t need it.

They just keep removing shit until the only thing left is games. Why do you think I refuse to \"upgrade\" ? Because it is a downgrade.

They scared everyone with viruses, malware and all that shit, but I am fine.

You NEED the latest version. I have been told hackers would use my PC to transmit kiddie porn and the FBI would come knocking. I am on an end user ISP and have no hosting, just how can they do that when I can\'t ?

Get an XP box and transfer it to a USB stick. I will never be without an XP box.

 

[Ricketty C]

On Friday, July 24, 2020 at 10:24:35 PM UTC-4, jurb...@gmail.com wrote:

Microsoft says you don\'t need it.

They just keep removing shit until the only thing left is games. Why do you think I refuse to \"upgrade\" ? Because it is a downgrade.

They scared everyone with viruses, malware and all that shit, but I am fine.

You may be a lot of things, but \"fine\" isn\'t one of them.

--

Rick C.

- Get 1,000 miles of free Supercharging
- Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209

 

[Ricketty C]

On Friday, July 24, 2020 at 10:24:35 PM UTC-4, jurb...@gmail.com wrote:

Microsoft says you don\'t need it.

They just keep removing shit until the only thing left is games. Why do you think I refuse to \"upgrade\" ? Because it is a downgrade.

They scared everyone with viruses, malware and all that shit, but I am fine.

You may be a lot of things, but \"fine\" isn\'t one of them.

--

Rick C.

- Get 1,000 miles of free Supercharging
- Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209

 

[Robert Baer]

Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:

fredag den 24. juli 2020 kl. 22.40.48 UTC+2 skrev Robert Baer:
Started in Win7.1...

Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a file
from it?

At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go on
again until power off then power on.
Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely in
WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually do
an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

you also use punchcards?

Had a manual cardpunch machine, never got around to making a reader.
Traded for a paper tape reader that i modified so a switch would
select step rate: slow, medium, full bore (no step).

One of the various goodies i still have is a Compaq Presario, still
use on occasion as an ATE with data transfer via Sneaker Net.
And THAT is why i need a way to transfer data to my Win7.1 system.

 

[Robert Baer]

Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:

fredag den 24. juli 2020 kl. 22.40.48 UTC+2 skrev Robert Baer:
Started in Win7.1...

Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a file
from it?

At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go on
again until power off then power on.
Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely in
WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually do
an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

you also use punchcards?

Had a manual cardpunch machine, never got around to making a reader.
Traded for a paper tape reader that i modified so a switch would
select step rate: slow, medium, full bore (no step).

One of the various goodies i still have is a Compaq Presario, still
use on occasion as an ATE with data transfer via Sneaker Net.
And THAT is why i need a way to transfer data to my Win7.1 system.

 

[Robert Baer]

Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:

fredag den 24. juli 2020 kl. 22.40.48 UTC+2 skrev Robert Baer:
Started in Win7.1...

Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a file
from it?

At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go on
again until power off then power on.
Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely in
WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually do
an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

you also use punchcards?

Had a manual cardpunch machine, never got around to making a reader.
Traded for a paper tape reader that i modified so a switch would
select step rate: slow, medium, full bore (no step).

One of the various goodies i still have is a Compaq Presario, still
use on occasion as an ATE with data transfer via Sneaker Net.
And THAT is why i need a way to transfer data to my Win7.1 system.

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go on
again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely in
WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually do
an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

My older computers both support A: and B:, this \"newer\" one (ASUS
M2N-MX SE PLUS bought Oct \'08) can not support B: which is fine by me.

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go on
again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely in
WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually do
an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

My older computers both support A: and B:, this \"newer\" one (ASUS
M2N-MX SE PLUS bought Oct \'08) can not support B: which is fine by me.

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go on
again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely in
WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually do
an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

My older computers both support A: and B:, this \"newer\" one (ASUS
M2N-MX SE PLUS bought Oct \'08) can not support B: which is fine by me.

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 7:44 PM, Paul wrote:
bitrex wrote:
On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go
on again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely
in WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually
do an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

I use a Mitsui USB floppy, and it will assume the
letter A: if the motherboard has no floppy on the SuperI/O.

Right, I would think that\'s what OP is using also but unclear.
Can\'t remember the last time I bought a mobo with such, 2006 maybe?

I plug in the USB floppy, to run the memtest I\'ve got
on a floppy.

IDK, I\'d probably look in Device Manager for a reason this
particular floppy isn\'t working. If the drive LED
stays on and you can\'t get the door open, that\'s probably
a reversed floppy data cable (to mobo floppy connector).

* Very familiar with that syndrome; NOT the case. Works perfectly as-is
in Win2K.

     Floppy disk controllers
        Standard floppy disk controller
     Floppy disk drives
        Floppy disk drive

Note: In BIOS, make sure you aren\'t using one of the more
       goofy mode options. There might be something like
       this on an older motherboard.

* Like i said, hardware,BIOS OK.
Works perfectly as-is in Win2K.

       720KB, 1440KB, Japanese 1.2MB      3-mode floppy

    Paul

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 7:44 PM, Paul wrote:
bitrex wrote:
On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go
on again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely
in WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually
do an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

I use a Mitsui USB floppy, and it will assume the
letter A: if the motherboard has no floppy on the SuperI/O.

Right, I would think that\'s what OP is using also but unclear.
Can\'t remember the last time I bought a mobo with such, 2006 maybe?

I plug in the USB floppy, to run the memtest I\'ve got
on a floppy.

IDK, I\'d probably look in Device Manager for a reason this
particular floppy isn\'t working. If the drive LED
stays on and you can\'t get the door open, that\'s probably
a reversed floppy data cable (to mobo floppy connector).

* Very familiar with that syndrome; NOT the case. Works perfectly as-is
in Win2K.

     Floppy disk controllers
        Standard floppy disk controller
     Floppy disk drives
        Floppy disk drive

Note: In BIOS, make sure you aren\'t using one of the more
       goofy mode options. There might be something like
       this on an older motherboard.

* Like i said, hardware,BIOS OK.
Works perfectly as-is in Win2K.

       720KB, 1440KB, Japanese 1.2MB      3-mode floppy

    Paul

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 7:44 PM, Paul wrote:
bitrex wrote:
On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go
on again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely
in WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually
do an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

I use a Mitsui USB floppy, and it will assume the
letter A: if the motherboard has no floppy on the SuperI/O.

Right, I would think that\'s what OP is using also but unclear.
Can\'t remember the last time I bought a mobo with such, 2006 maybe?

I plug in the USB floppy, to run the memtest I\'ve got
on a floppy.

IDK, I\'d probably look in Device Manager for a reason this
particular floppy isn\'t working. If the drive LED
stays on and you can\'t get the door open, that\'s probably
a reversed floppy data cable (to mobo floppy connector).

* Very familiar with that syndrome; NOT the case. Works perfectly as-is
in Win2K.

     Floppy disk controllers
        Standard floppy disk controller
     Floppy disk drives
        Floppy disk drive

Note: In BIOS, make sure you aren\'t using one of the more
       goofy mode options. There might be something like
       this on an older motherboard.

* Like i said, hardware,BIOS OK.
Works perfectly as-is in Win2K.

       720KB, 1440KB, Japanese 1.2MB      3-mode floppy

    Paul

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 7:44 PM, Paul wrote:
bitrex wrote:
On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go
on again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely
in WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually
do an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

I use a Mitsui USB floppy, and it will assume the
letter A: if the motherboard has no floppy on the SuperI/O.

Right, I would think that\'s what OP is using also but unclear.
Can\'t remember the last time I bought a mobo with such, 2006 maybe?

I plug in the USB floppy, to run the memtest I\'ve got
on a floppy.

* BINGO!
Remembered i had two TEAC USB FDs, tried one (WinXP right now).
Very slick, as if an integral part of the system; was able to copy
the file i needed.
Prolly be that way in Win7.1;
THANKS.

IDK, I\'d probably look in Device Manager for a reason this
particular floppy isn\'t working. If the drive LED
stays on and you can\'t get the door open, that\'s probably
a reversed floppy data cable (to mobo floppy connector).

     Floppy disk controllers
        Standard floppy disk controller
     Floppy disk drives
        Floppy disk drive

Note: In BIOS, make sure you aren\'t using one of the more
       goofy mode options. There might be something like
       this on an older motherboard.

       720KB, 1440KB, Japanese 1.2MB      3-mode floppy

    Paul

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 7:44 PM, Paul wrote:
bitrex wrote:
On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go
on again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely
in WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually
do an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

I use a Mitsui USB floppy, and it will assume the
letter A: if the motherboard has no floppy on the SuperI/O.

Right, I would think that\'s what OP is using also but unclear.
Can\'t remember the last time I bought a mobo with such, 2006 maybe?

I plug in the USB floppy, to run the memtest I\'ve got
on a floppy.

* BINGO!
Remembered i had two TEAC USB FDs, tried one (WinXP right now).
Very slick, as if an integral part of the system; was able to copy
the file i needed.
Prolly be that way in Win7.1;
THANKS.

IDK, I\'d probably look in Device Manager for a reason this
particular floppy isn\'t working. If the drive LED
stays on and you can\'t get the door open, that\'s probably
a reversed floppy data cable (to mobo floppy connector).

     Floppy disk controllers
        Standard floppy disk controller
     Floppy disk drives
        Floppy disk drive

Note: In BIOS, make sure you aren\'t using one of the more
       goofy mode options. There might be something like
       this on an older motherboard.

       720KB, 1440KB, Japanese 1.2MB      3-mode floppy

    Paul

 

[Robert Baer]

bitrex wrote:

On 7/24/2020 7:44 PM, Paul wrote:
bitrex wrote:
On 7/24/2020 4:40 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
   Started in Win7.1...

   Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a
file from it?

   At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

   You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
   The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go
on again until power off then power on.
    Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely
in WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

   Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
   There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually
do an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

   So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

   Thanks.

Your mobo has a floppy connector? Woooow...

I use a Mitsui USB floppy, and it will assume the
letter A: if the motherboard has no floppy on the SuperI/O.

Right, I would think that\'s what OP is using also but unclear.
Can\'t remember the last time I bought a mobo with such, 2006 maybe?

I plug in the USB floppy, to run the memtest I\'ve got
on a floppy.

* BINGO!
Remembered i had two TEAC USB FDs, tried one (WinXP right now).
Very slick, as if an integral part of the system; was able to copy
the file i needed.
Prolly be that way in Win7.1;
THANKS.

IDK, I\'d probably look in Device Manager for a reason this
particular floppy isn\'t working. If the drive LED
stays on and you can\'t get the door open, that\'s probably
a reversed floppy data cable (to mobo floppy connector).

     Floppy disk controllers
        Standard floppy disk controller
     Floppy disk drives
        Floppy disk drive

Note: In BIOS, make sure you aren\'t using one of the more
       goofy mode options. There might be something like
       this on an older motherboard.

       720KB, 1440KB, Japanese 1.2MB      3-mode floppy

    Paul

 

[Lasse Langwadt Christensen]

fredag den 24. juli 2020 kl. 22.40.48 UTC+2 skrev Robert Baer:

Started in Win7.1...

Why is it impossible to access a floppy drive, much less COPY a file
from it?

At least, in WinXP i _seems_ easier/possible.

You get only ONE chance to do a DIR A: or equivalent (windows
explorer); \"drive not ready\" or \"please insert disk\" IF there is any
access to the drive at all.
The drive light will go on ONLY ONCE and the drive will never go on
again until power off then power on.
Maybe you will be lucky and get a contents listing (most likely in
WinXP) but you will never be able to COPY from A: to elsewhere.

Damn good thing i still had a Win2K drive to boot from.
There,one can do an A: or equivalent and the FD will continually do
an access until \"fed\" a floppy.

So...how in the HECK can one work with floppies in Win7.1?

you also use punchcards?