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Missing Floppy Drive Icon
Name: OpticDean Date: December 28, 2004 at 18:59:53 Pacific OS: Windows ME CPU/Ram: PC
Comment:
Somehow I managed to losy my Floppy Drive A icon in My Computer folder. How do I go about getting one back so that I can start using my floppy drive again?? Please help.
Name: likelystory Date: December 28, 2004 at 19:04:31 Pacific
Reply:
Is the floppy present in your device manager?
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Response Number 2
Name: per Date: December 28, 2004 at 19:07:45 Pacific
Reply:
Go to device manager and uninstall it, reboot and let xp reinstall it. If it doesn't, replace the drive.
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Response Number 3
Name: likelystory Date: December 28, 2004 at 19:10:34 Pacific
Reply:
Good evening Per
Likely
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Response Number 4
Name: OpticDean Date: December 28, 2004 at 19:16:27 Pacific
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I checked my Device Manager and "FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLERS" is present, but not FLOPPY DRIVE. Do I try reinstalling the FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLERS?
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Response Number 5
Name: likelystory Date: December 28, 2004 at 19:25:38 Pacific
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I'd try a search for new hardware first in the control panel.
Likely
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Response Number 6
Name: per Date: December 28, 2004 at 19:26:11 Pacific
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Hi likely. Hope it's a good evening without the wife bugging you. :)) OpticDean-Uninstall the controller and reboot. Should reinstall everything.
Please post back within 24 hours or I will delete the post from my follow up list. Thanks. It would be a courtesy if you would post back and let us know if the fix worked or not.
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Response Number 7
Name: OpticDean Date: December 29, 2004 at 17:34:55 Pacific
Reply:
I tried uninstalling the floppy disk controller and after restarting it, the floppy disk controller reappeared, but not the floppy disk. What now?
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