hi thank you for this information from marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] copy something from a floppy disk to desk top andback
> That problem could be a few things like the floppy drive not > recognizing the floppy format or the op. > Some of the floppy disks are not standard 1.44, they are 2mb commercial > disks. > Try it on a system with xp and a floppy drive if you can find one on > these new boxes. > > At 03:10 PM 10/14/2007, you wrote: >>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]
