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A & B drives showing on laptop

  • 10-06-2006 8:04pm
    #1
    HPMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭


    My laptop is showing that I have 2 floppie attached - A & B when I have not attached. Computer freezes when u attempt to open drive.

    Also Defrag opens but never does anything and u have to close it down.

    Everything else seems Ok.

    Any help very welcome.

    regards,

    HPMan.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    which version of windows ?
    USB drive ?


  • #3
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Right-click on My Computer->Manage -> disk management.
    Please provide more information from there / screenshot.


  • #4
    HPMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭HPMan


    Thanks, Capt'n; using Win98SE and have no USB items attached now, tho have had an usb cdrw drive and webcam connected, at different times, in the past.

    HPMan


  • #5
    HPMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭HPMan


    Karoma, thanks for that, but lappie freezes when I attempt to access a: and / or b: drive. Can access c: drive fine, which is handy.

    HPMan


  • #6
    HPMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭HPMan


    Capt'n, will Defrag and Scandisk run in MS-Dos mode, without damaging Windows?? Cannot afford to lose access to Windows??

    thanks for the help.

    HPMan


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  • #7
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    yes scandisk runs in MSDOS mode fine sure it does it in Win98 the whole time. I don't know about Defrag. But neither will remove the partitions on your drive. How is this going to help the 2 floppy situation though can i ask?


  • #8
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Boot into safe mode and go into device manager. Remove/uninstall all floppy drives and floppy drive controllers. Then reboot into normal mode and windows should only install the one drive, floppy a:
    If it installs floppy b: again, look the BIOS to make sure the floppy b or "swap floppy drive" is not enabled.


  • #9
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    AFAIK, A and B drives appear as Virtual drives, if I remember correctly they are needed for Windows 98 to run, but shouldn't normally appear in My computer.

    John


  • #10
    HPMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭HPMan


    Well, thanks for all ur tips and help; the funny thing has happened - My Computer is now showing all correct instaled drives - just c and d, a and b are not installed and do not appear. The only thing I did was install Norton System works (well wud have, but have file error / OS conflict warning - another post to be made on this point later) and then uninstalled it; later checked in My Computer for something else and a and b drives were gone - STRANGE.

    HPMan


  • #11
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    Norton Sucks..... That is all.


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  • #12
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Lump wrote:
    Norton Sucks..... That is all.
    LOL. Agreed:D
    HPMan, You won't get System Works to install in Win98. Win2000 or higher is required afaik.


  • #13
    HPMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭HPMan


    kaizer, i downloaded the program from their website and it was def for win98se. Have they messed up on their hyperlinks......and took my money???

    HPMan


  • #14
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    No, you have had a lucky escape. Burn the receipt and the activation code or you'll be posting a lot more about how to recover from this, that and the other if you install NORTON.


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