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Today, for the first time since installing XP on my computer, I have had reason to copy a file from a floppy disk.
The file is a Word document, and is just 53k in size.
Yet it is taking ages to copy. It's been going 5 minutes so far, and the progress bar hasn't even moved.
I'm pretty sure it's not a virus, because I have the latest McAfee software installed. And I know it's not my anti-virus software causing it, because I have the same problem if I shut it down.
Even if I'm not copying files, if I access a floppy drive, the disk continues whirring away once accessed, even if I'm no longer accessing it.
What the hell is going on, and how can I stop it? My floppy drive would appear to be useless at the moment!
The file is a Word document, and is just 53k in size.
Yet it is taking ages to copy. It's been going 5 minutes so far, and the progress bar hasn't even moved.
I'm pretty sure it's not a virus, because I have the latest McAfee software installed. And I know it's not my anti-virus software causing it, because I have the same problem if I shut it down.
Even if I'm not copying files, if I access a floppy drive, the disk continues whirring away once accessed, even if I'm no longer accessing it.
What the hell is going on, and how can I stop it? My floppy drive would appear to be useless at the moment!
Ooookay. Forget about that.
The problem would appear to be that the disk was write-protected.
I've just write-enabled it, and there's no longer a problem. The file copied instantly, and the disk no longer spins continuously. Presumably XP tries constantly to write to the disk, and this causes access conflicts. Great.
The problem would appear to be that the disk was write-protected.
I've just write-enabled it, and there's no longer a problem. The file copied instantly, and the disk no longer spins continuously. Presumably XP tries constantly to write to the disk, and this causes access conflicts. Great.
Today, for the first time since installing XP on my computer, I have had reason to copy a file from a floppy disk.
The file is a Word document, and is just 53k in size.
Yet it is taking ages to copy. It's been going 5 minutes so far, and the progress bar hasn't even moved.
I'm pretty sure it's not a virus, because I have the latest McAfee software installed. And I know it's not my anti-virus software causing it, because I have the same problem if I shut it down.
Even if I'm not copying files, if I access a floppy drive, the disk continues whirring away once accessed, even if I'm no longer accessing it.
What the hell is going on, and how can I stop it? My floppy drive would appear to be useless at the moment!
The file is a Word document, and is just 53k in size.
Yet it is taking ages to copy. It's been going 5 minutes so far, and the progress bar hasn't even moved.
I'm pretty sure it's not a virus, because I have the latest McAfee software installed. And I know it's not my anti-virus software causing it, because I have the same problem if I shut it down.
Even if I'm not copying files, if I access a floppy drive, the disk continues whirring away once accessed, even if I'm no longer accessing it.
What the hell is going on, and how can I stop it? My floppy drive would appear to be useless at the moment!