Steve Turner wrote:
Quote:
> I am totally new to Vista. I just bought a new computer and it has an OEM
> version on the HDD.
>
> Well, surprise, surprise! I don't have a 3.5 floppy. I do on my old XP
> based machine. And I've got a lot of stuff stored on floppies. How can I
> access this in Vista?
>
> In addition, how can I boot from a floppy in an emergency when there IS
> not floppy?
This isn't a Vista issue. New computers have not come with a floppy drive as
a default option for many years. That's because modern computers can boot
from a CD/DVD and in some cases even from a USB thumbdrive.
Floppies are the worst way to store anything important. They are fragile and
easily corrupted. They have been completely replaced by USB thumbdrives,
CD-R/DVD-Rs.
In order to transfer any data you were saving on floppies to your hard drive
and from there to burn this data to CD/DVD, purchase a USB floppy drive.
They are $25-40. Here's an example from NewEgg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...floppy&x=0&y=0
Malke
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