Comments on: “Disk is not formatted” error when accessing floppies in Windows http://havar.info/2007/04/16/23/disk-is-not-formatted-error-when-accessing-floppies-in-windows/?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Wasting your bandwith since 1984 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:31:35 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray http://havar.info/2007/04/16/23/disk-is-not-formatted-error-when-accessing-floppies-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Ray Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:22:56 +0000 http://havar.info/2007/04/16/23/disk-is-not-formatted-error-when-accessing-floppies-in-windows/#comment-761 When I get the “Disk is not formatted” i access the floppy under Linux. This process seems to work very well for me also. When I get the “Disk is not formatted” i access the floppy under Linux. This process seems to work very well for me also.

]]> By: John Thomas http://havar.info/2007/04/16/23/disk-is-not-formatted-error-when-accessing-floppies-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-749 John Thomas Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:55:11 +0000 http://havar.info/2007/04/16/23/disk-is-not-formatted-error-when-accessing-floppies-in-windows/#comment-749 Floppy Disk is Not Accessible, Not Formatted, or Not Recognized by Windows - Solution After performing all the steps in the troubleshooting guide, going online to update drivers, and reading all the knowledge base comments, I decided to unplug both power cords to the floppy drive inside the p.c. tower and then reinstall it. Afterward, I clicked on Add New Hardware under the Control Panel and followed the prompts. I don’t know if missing drivers were reinstalled or if setting conflicts were resolved. However, it worked afterward. Floppy Disk is Not Accessible, Not Formatted, or Not Recognized by Windows – Solution

After performing all the steps in the troubleshooting guide, going online to update drivers, and reading all the knowledge base comments, I decided to unplug both power cords to the floppy drive inside the p.c. tower and then reinstall it.

Afterward, I clicked on Add New Hardware under the Control Panel and followed the prompts.

I don’t know if missing drivers were reinstalled or if setting conflicts were resolved. However, it worked afterward.

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