Eric,
If I am reading this correctly you cannot read the floppy?
Then the floppy is dead. Worst medium to put files on.
If the disk has needed data on it a disk editing application might retrive it for you.
luck
My computer recognizes the existance of a floppy drive but doesn't see the inserted discs. When I insert a disc and click the drive, it say's "please insert a disc in drive A." I've tried other floppy drives and get the same result. So it's not the fault of the drive. Any ideas? XP Pro machine.
Thanks
Eric

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