Oh right I see, thanks for explaining. Greatly appreciated. Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blind Sea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] copy something from a floppy disk to desktopandback
Hi Chris, XP does supporrt FAT12. However, the folder thing in floppy disk is something that FAT12 cannot support. Cheers, Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] copy something from a floppy disk to desk topandback > Hi, Marie's friend here. So guys, are you saying that Windows XP doesn't > support fat12? Or if it does it has limitations? I'm asking this as I > tried > to use another friend of mine's USB floppy drive, and tried to load a > magazine off one of the disks and Windows XP Home SP2 refused to read the > disk and claims that it needs reformatting, but since this is a disk > obtained from the RNIB I didn't go ahead and reformat. Thanks in advance > for > the help. > Chris Hallsworth > BrailleNote mPower user > Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Blind Sea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 7:33 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] copy something from a floppy disk to desk top > andback > > > Hi Marie, > This is a limitationo in fAT12 (the file system used in flopy disks). > FAT12, > unlike FAT16 and FAT32, does not allow creation of new folders on floppy > disks. You best alternative is to rename the file itself that you are > trying > to copy. > Cheers, > Joseph > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "marie peake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:47 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] copy something from a floppy disk to desk top and > back > > >> hi list >> >> i am having a slight problem. when i copy the thing from the froppy disk >> to the desk top and back to the froppy and i try and work on the unit. i >> can rename the unit 1 as my first and last name but when i go to creat a >> sob folder inside the folder it will not let me do it. >> >> from marie >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >> If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or > body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
