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07-24-2008
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| | Re: Where is my 3.5 inch floppy? You have many options. A lot of Vista machines don't have a floppy drive. The bays are there, so you have the option of installing one if you really want that old tech hooked up to your new machine. Check for a floppy controller first, before you *buy* a drive. The other illiterate couldn't spell 'buy'. In some name-brand machines, there isn't even a controller to hook up a drive cable to. In that case, you'd have to get the information another way. Either network the computers, transfer to CD or DVD (Vista originally ONLY came on DVD), or USB key or memory stick. The floppy bay also conveniently, is the same size as the flash drive interface. Vista boot disks are DVD or CD. Do a backup! "Steve Turner" <stevezygote@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uTgyjQY7IHA.4652@xxxxxx 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? > > Thanks. |
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07-24-2008
| #12 (permalink) |
| | Re: Where is my 3.5 inch floppy? For $10 I had one put into the machine when I ordered it from Dell "Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ue4FRfY7IHA.3672@xxxxxx Quote: > 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 > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > |
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07-27-2008
| #13 (permalink) |
| | Re: Where is my 3.5 inch floppy? I don't understand how this issue has so many replies. If your computer doesn't have a floppy drive, the solutions is to simply BUY A FLOPPY DRIVE. "Steve Turner" <stevezygote@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uTgyjQY7IHA.4652@xxxxxx 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? > > Thanks. |
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08-03-2008
| #14 (permalink) |
| | Re: Where is my 3.5 inch floppy? And the tools/chemicals necessary to clean the heads after you try one of the older floppy disks, and it leaves junk on the heads. (Been there, etc.) Quote: > If your computer doesn't have a floppy drive, the solutions is to simply > BUY A FLOPPY DRIVE. > news  A443D71-FAEF-46DB-89F9-1E3A3BE2871F@xxxxxxQuote: >I don't understand how this issue has so many replies. > > If your computer doesn't have a floppy drive, the solutions is to simply > BUY A FLOPPY DRIVE. > > > "Steve Turner" <stevezygote@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uTgyjQY7IHA.4652@xxxxxx 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? >> >> Thanks. |
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