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June 8th 04, 05:03 AM
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strange behavior of losing my A drive's ability to read the disk
The other night I had to use my Windows 98 startup disk to
get the computer running again. After I did this the A drive would not read any more diskettes! Instead Windows then would ask to format the A diskette. I haven't been able to use my A drive ever since. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Similarly on another computer it had Microsoft Works 2000 on it. When I clicked on a diskette (to open a Word document), it prompted me to put the MS Works 2000 CD in the CD-ROM. I must have chosen the wrong command because now the A drive will not read Word documents (even with Office 97 installed on the computer). Lastly I uninstalled MS Works and the computer still will not read Word documents. What is going on here? Thanks for any help you can provide me with in advance! Leo 
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June 10th 04, 12:09 AM
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strange behavior of losing my A drive's ability to read the disk
Possibly a boot sector virus. See =
http://www.invircible.com/iv_tools.php#Ivinit Ben " wrote in = message ... The other night I had to use my Windows 98 startup disk to=20 get the computer running again. After I did this the A=20 drive would not read any more diskettes! Instead Windows=20 then would ask to format the A diskette. I haven't been=20 able to use my A drive ever since. Does anyone know how to=20 fix this problem? Similarly on another computer it had=20 Microsoft Works 2000 on it. When I clicked on a diskette=20 (to open a Word document), it prompted me to put the MS=20 Works 2000 CD in the CD-ROM. I must have chosen the wrong=20 command because now the A drive will not read Word=20 documents (even with Office 97 installed on the computer).=20 Lastly I uninstalled MS Works and the computer still will=20 not read Word documents. What is going on here? Thanks for=20 any help you can provide me with in advance! =20 Leo
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June 11th 04, 06:14 AM
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strange behavior of losing my A drive's ability to read the disk
Hi Ben,
I tried to download and run this Ivinits utility and I got to it's main screen but I didn't have to respond "yes" to anything. It just said that everything seemed to be okay. I am wondering whether I used this application in the way way or something? I started my laptop on MS-DOS mode too! Thanks for any more advice you can give me on this matter, ----Original Message----- Possibly a boot sector virus. See http://www.invircible.com/iv_tools.php#Ivinit Ben " wrote in message news:199f701c44d0d$8d2bd470 ... The other night I had to use my Windows 98 startup disk to get the computer running again. After I did this the A drive would not read any more diskettes! Instead Windows then would ask to format the A diskette. I haven't been able to use my A drive ever since. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Similarly on another computer it had Microsoft Works 2000 on it. When I clicked on a diskette (to open a Word document), it prompted me to put the MS Works 2000 CD in the CD-ROM. I must have chosen the wrong command because now the A drive will not read Word documents (even with Office 97 installed on the computer). Lastly I uninstalled MS Works and the computer still will not read Word documents. What is going on here? Thanks for any help you can provide me with in advance! Leo .
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June 11th 04, 10:48 PM
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strange behavior of losing my A drive's ability to read the disk
Sounds like there is no boot virus. Try extracting a fresh
copy of "hsflop.pdr" to the "c:\windows\system\iosubsys" folder. You may have to restart the computer before Windows will use the extracted file. Ben wrote in message = ... Hi Ben, =20 I tried to download and run this Ivinits utility and I got=20 to it's main screen but I didn't have to respond "yes" to=20 anything. It just said that everything seemed to be okay.=20 I am wondering whether I used this application in the way=20 way or something? I started my laptop on MS-DOS mode too! Thanks for any more advice you can give me on this matter, =20 ----Original Message----- Possibly a boot sector virus. See=20 http://www.invircible.com/iv_tools.php#Ivinit Ben " =20 wrote in message news:199f701c44d0d$8d2bd470 ... The other night I had to use my Windows 98 startup disk=20 to=20 get the computer running again. After I did this the A=20 drive would not read any more diskettes! Instead=20 Windows=20 then would ask to format the A diskette. I haven't been=20 able to use my A drive ever since. Does anyone know how=20 to=20 fix this problem? Similarly on another computer it had=20 Microsoft Works 2000 on it. When I clicked on a=20 diskette=20 (to open a Word document), it prompted me to put the MS=20 Works 2000 CD in the CD-ROM. I must have chosen the=20 wrong=20 command because now the A drive will not read Word=20 documents (even with Office 97 installed on the=20 computer).=20 Lastly I uninstalled MS Works and the computer still=20 will=20 not read Word documents. What is going on here? Thanks=20 for=20 any help you can provide me with in advance! =20 Leo .
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June 12th 04, 12:02 AM
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strange behavior of losing my A drive's ability to read the disk
HI Ben,
Thanks once again for your help, Where can I find a fresh copy of "hsflop.pdr?" From another computer or perhaps the Windows 98 disk? Thanks again, Leo -----Original Message----- Sounds like there is no boot virus. Try extracting a fresh copy of "hsflop.pdr" to the "c:\windows\system\iosubsys" folder. You may have to restart the computer before Windows will use the extracted file. Ben wrote in message ... Hi Ben, I tried to download and run this Ivinits utility and I got to it's main screen but I didn't have to respond "yes" to anything. It just said that everything seemed to be okay. I am wondering whether I used this application in the way way or something? I started my laptop on MS-DOS mode too! Thanks for any more advice you can give me on this matter, ----Original Message----- Possibly a boot sector virus. See http://www.invircible.com/iv_tools.php#Ivinit Ben " wrote in message news:199f701c44d0d$8d2bd470 ... The other night I had to use my Windows 98 startup disk to get the computer running again. After I did this the A drive would not read any more diskettes! Instead Windows then would ask to format the A diskette. I haven't been able to use my A drive ever since. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Similarly on another computer it had Microsoft Works 2000 on it. When I clicked on a diskette (to open a Word document), it prompted me to put the MS Works 2000 CD in the CD-ROM. I must have chosen the wrong command because now the A drive will not read Word documents (even with Office 97 installed on the computer). Lastly I uninstalled MS Works and the computer still will not read Word documents. What is going on here? Thanks for any help you can provide me with in advance! Leo . .
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June 12th 04, 12:21 AM
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strange behavior of losing my A drive's ability to read the disk
Extract it from your Windows 98 CD.
Ben wrote in message = ... HI Ben, =20 Thanks once again for your help, Where can I find a fresh=20 copy of "hsflop.pdr?" From another computer or perhaps the=20 Windows 98 disk? =20 Thanks again, Leo -----Original Message----- Sounds like there is no boot virus. Try extracting a=20 fresh copy of "hsflop.pdr" to the "c:\windows\system\iosubsys" folder. You may have to restart the computer before Windows will use the extracted file. Ben wrote in message=20 ... Hi Ben, =20 I tried to download and run this Ivinits utility and I=20 got=20 to it's main screen but I didn't have to respond "yes"=20 to=20 anything. It just said that everything seemed to be=20 okay.=20 I am wondering whether I used this application in the=20 way=20 way or something? I started my laptop on MS-DOS mode=20 too! Thanks for any more advice you can give me on this=20 matter, =20 ----Original Message----- Possibly a boot sector virus. See=20 http://www.invircible.com/iv_tools.php#Ivinit Ben "=20 =20 wrote in message news:199f701c44d0d$8d2bd470 ... The other night I had to use my Windows 98 startup=20 disk=20 to=20 get the computer running again. After I did this the=20 A=20 drive would not read any more diskettes! Instead=20 Windows=20 then would ask to format the A diskette. I haven't=20 been=20 able to use my A drive ever since. Does anyone know=20 how=20 to=20 fix this problem? Similarly on another computer it=20 had=20 Microsoft Works 2000 on it. When I clicked on a=20 diskette=20 (to open a Word document), it prompted me to put the=20 MS=20 Works 2000 CD in the CD-ROM. I must have chosen the=20 wrong=20 command because now the A drive will not read Word=20 documents (even with Office 97 installed on the=20 computer).=20 Lastly I uninstalled MS Works and the computer still=20 will=20 not read Word documents. What is going on here?=20 Thanks=20 for=20 any help you can provide me with in advance! =20 Leo . .
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