Floppy assigned "D drive"

[Bazza K]

After upgrade from 98SE, my floppy is identifed as "D"
drive... still recognised as a floppy. Clicking on "A" in
My Computer or Explorer freezes everything. I cannot
reassign drive letter in Device Manager. I am using a USB
floppy on a Toshiba Portege 3480CT notebook.

[Noel Paton]

Bazza
Try rebooting to Safe Mode, and removing all Floppy drive from DM there -
Windows will reinstall required drivers on the reboot to normal mode

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Bazza K" > wrote in message
...
> After upgrade from 98SE, my floppy is identifed as "D"
> drive... still recognised as a floppy. Clicking on "A" in
> My Computer or Explorer freezes everything. I cannot
> reassign drive letter in Device Manager. I am using a USB
> floppy on a Toshiba Portege 3480CT notebook.

[Bazza K]

Thanks Noel, tried your suggestion a few times but the
floppy always reinstalls as D. It seems that there is a
phantom drive occupying A, preventing the real floppy from
installing there. The Performance tab in System
Properties says "Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility
mode file system".

>-----Original Message-----
>Bazza
>Try rebooting to Safe Mode, and removing all Floppy drive
from DM there -
>Windows will reinstall required drivers on the reboot to
normal mode
>
>--
>Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
>
>Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
>Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
>
>"Bazza K" > wrote in
message
...
>> After upgrade from 98SE, my floppy is identifed as "D"
>> drive... still recognised as a floppy. Clicking on "A"
in
>> My Computer or Explorer freezes everything. I cannot
>> reassign drive letter in Device Manager. I am using a
USB
>> floppy on a Toshiba Portege 3480CT notebook.
>
>
>.
>

[Noel Paton]

Drive A: will ALWAYS use compatibility mode - it's hard-coded into the OS,
AFAIK.

We have to determine why your floppy is not being seen as 'drive A:'
Reboot to Safe Mode - open Device Manager....
what's listed under
a) Floppy Disk drive
b) CD/DVD drive
c) HD drive
d) IDE Comptroller

post back with that data, and we may have something to work on.



--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Bazza K" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks Noel, tried your suggestion a few times but the
> floppy always reinstalls as D. It seems that there is a
> phantom drive occupying A, preventing the real floppy from
> installing there. The Performance tab in System
> Properties says "Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility
> mode file system".
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Bazza
> >Try rebooting to Safe Mode, and removing all Floppy drive
> from DM there -
> >Windows will reinstall required drivers on the reboot to
> normal mode
> >
> >--
> >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> >
> >Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >
> >Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
> messages to NG's
> >
> >"Bazza K" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> After upgrade from 98SE, my floppy is identifed as "D"
> >> drive... still recognised as a floppy. Clicking on "A"
> in
> >> My Computer or Explorer freezes everything. I cannot
> >> reassign drive letter in Device Manager. I am using a
> USB
> >> floppy on a Toshiba Portege 3480CT notebook.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Bazza K]

Hi Noel

Here is the information from Device Manager (by
connection):
FLOPPY (No-name brand, model DEN-0311(TE):
Level 1: PCI Bus
L2: Intel 82440MX PCI to USB Universal Host controller
L3: USB Root Hub
L4: TEAC USB FLOPPY (Properties: Device type = USB
Controllers; 3 driver files loaded:
(1) SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\USBSTOR.SYS
(2) SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD [NTKERN.vxd]
(3) SYSTEM 32\DRIVERS\USBNTMAP.SYS)
L5: USB FLOPPY (Properties: Device type = storage device;
Generic; 2 driver files loaded:
(1) SYSTEM\IOSYS\USBMPHLP.PDR
(2) SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD )

HD DRIVE:
Level 1: PCI Bus
L2: Intel 82440MX PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
L3: Primary IDE Controller (dual fifo)
L4: GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE01 (Properties: Standard disk
drives; Drive C; no driver files required or have been
loaded).

CDROM (Port Noteworthy NW24XCD / 002203166):
Level 1: PCI Bus
L2: Toshiba ToPIC100 CardBus Controller
L3: Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
L4: TEAC CD-224E (Properties: Standard CD-ROM Device;
Drive E; no driver files are required or have been loaded).

I hope you can work something out from that.

regards, Bazza

>-----Original Message-----
>Drive A: will ALWAYS use compatibility mode - it's hard-
coded into the OS,
>AFAIK.
>
>We have to determine why your floppy is not being seen
as 'drive A:'
>Reboot to Safe Mode - open Device Manager....
>what's listed under
>a) Floppy Disk drive
>b) CD/DVD drive
>c) HD drive
>d) IDE Comptroller
>
>post back with that data, and we may have something to
work on.
>
>
>
>--
>Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
>
>Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
>Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
>
>"Bazza K" > wrote in
message
...
>> Thanks Noel, tried your suggestion a few times but the
>> floppy always reinstalls as D. It seems that there is a
>> phantom drive occupying A, preventing the real floppy
from
>> installing there. The Performance tab in System
>> Properties says "Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility
>> mode file system".
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Bazza
>> >Try rebooting to Safe Mode, and removing all Floppy
drive
>> from DM there -
>> >Windows will reinstall required drivers on the reboot
to
>> normal mode[i]
>> >
>> >--
>> >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
>> >
>> >Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> >http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>> >http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>> >
>> >Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
>> messages to NG's
>> >
>> >"Bazza K" > wrote
in
>> message
>> ...
>> >> After upgrade from 98SE, my floppy is identifed
as "D"
>> >> drive... still recognised as a floppy. Clicking
on "A"
>> in
>> >> My Computer or Explorer freezes everything. I cannot
>> >> reassign drive letter in Device Manager. I am using
a
>> USB
>> >> floppy on a Toshiba Portege 3480CT notebook.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

[Noel Paton]

Since it's a removable device, you may be able to set it to be seen as drive
A: -
in DM, select the drive, and click on Properties, and go to the Settings
tab - if the drive letter assignment isn't greyed out, change the reserved
drive letters to reflect your needs.

Unfortunately, Laptops are always difficult to upgrade, unless the OS is
supplied and supported by the manufacturer, as they use a lot of proprietary
hardware and drivers.

It looks as if this drive is supported by Tosh - look here for the drivers.
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_home.jsp
(go to the Tech Support Center, then enter the model details, and refine the
search to Win ME drivers - select the one for the FDD, and download it. In
stall it, and see if that cures the problem)

Good Luck

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Bazza K" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Noel
>
> Here is the information from Device Manager (by
> connection):
> FLOPPY (No-name brand, model DEN-0311(TE):
> Level 1: PCI Bus
> L2: Intel 82440MX PCI to USB Universal Host controller
> L3: USB Root Hub
> L4: TEAC USB FLOPPY (Properties: Device type = USB
> Controllers; 3 driver files loaded:
> (1) SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\USBSTOR.SYS
> (2) SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD [NTKERN.vxd]
> (3) SYSTEM 32\DRIVERS\USBNTMAP.SYS)
> L5: USB FLOPPY (Properties: Device type = storage device;
> Generic; 2 driver files loaded:
> (1) SYSTEM\IOSYS\USBMPHLP.PDR
> (2) SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD )
>
> HD DRIVE:
> Level 1: PCI Bus
> L2: Intel 82440MX PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
> L3: Primary IDE Controller (dual fifo)
> L4: GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE01 (Properties: Standard disk
> drives; Drive C; no driver files required or have been
> loaded).
>
> CDROM (Port Noteworthy NW24XCD / 002203166):
> Level 1: PCI Bus
> L2: Toshiba ToPIC100 CardBus Controller
> L3: Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
> L4: TEAC CD-224E (Properties: Standard CD-ROM Device;
> Drive E; no driver files are required or have been loaded).
>
> I hope you can work something out from that.
>
> regards, Bazza
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Drive A: will ALWAYS use compatibility mode - it's hard-
> coded into the OS,
> >AFAIK.
> >
> >We have to determine why your floppy is not being seen
> as 'drive A:'
> >Reboot to Safe Mode - open Device Manager....
> >what's listed under
> >a) Floppy Disk drive
> >b) CD/DVD drive
> >c) HD drive
> >d) IDE Comptroller
> >
> >post back with that data, and we may have something to
> work on.
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> >
> >Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >
> >Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
> messages to NG's
> >
> >"Bazza K" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> Thanks Noel, tried your suggestion a few times but the
> >> floppy always reinstalls as D. It seems that there is a
> >> phantom drive occupying A, preventing the real floppy
> from
> >> installing there. The Performance tab in System
> >> Properties says "Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility
> >> mode file system".
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Bazza
> >> >Try rebooting to Safe Mode, and removing all Floppy
> drive
> >> from DM there -
> >> >Windows will reinstall required drivers on the reboot
> to[i]
> >> normal mode
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> >> >
> >> >Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >> >http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> >> >http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> >> >
> >> >Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
> post
> >> messages to NG's
> >> >
> >> >"Bazza K" > wrote
> in
> >> message
> >> ...
> >> >> After upgrade from 98SE, my floppy is identifed
> as "D"
> >> >> drive... still recognised as a floppy. Clicking
> on "A"
> >> in
> >> >> My Computer or Explorer freezes everything. I cannot
> >> >> reassign drive letter in Device Manager. I am using
> a
> >> USB
> >> >> floppy on a Toshiba Portege 3480CT notebook.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Mart]

'Scuse for jumping in Noel, just a further suggestion, TweakUI may also be
able to 'unlock' a drive letter if difficulty is found in trying to change
it.

Mart




"Noel Paton" > wrote in message
...
> Since it's a removable device, you may be able to set it to be seen as
drive
> A: -
> in DM, select the drive, and click on Properties, and go to the Settings
> tab - if the drive letter assignment isn't greyed out, change the reserved
> drive letters to reflect your needs.
>
> Unfortunately, Laptops are always difficult to upgrade, unless the OS is
> supplied and supported by the manufacturer, as they use a lot of
proprietary
> hardware and drivers.
>
> It looks as if this drive is supported by Tosh - look here for the
drivers.
> http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_home.jsp
> (go to the Tech Support Center, then enter the model details, and refine
the
> search to Win ME drivers - select the one for the FDD, and download it. In
> stall it, and see if that cures the problem)
>
> Good Luck
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>
> "Bazza K" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Noel
> >
> > Here is the information from Device Manager (by
> > connection):
> > FLOPPY (No-name brand, model DEN-0311(TE):
> > Level 1: PCI Bus
> > L2: Intel 82440MX PCI to USB Universal Host controller
> > L3: USB Root Hub
> > L4: TEAC USB FLOPPY (Properties: Device type = USB
> > Controllers; 3 driver files loaded:
> > (1) SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\USBSTOR.SYS
> > (2) SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD [NTKERN.vxd]
> > (3) SYSTEM 32\DRIVERS\USBNTMAP.SYS)
> > L5: USB FLOPPY (Properties: Device type = storage device;
> > Generic; 2 driver files loaded:
> > (1) SYSTEM\IOSYS\USBMPHLP.PDR
> > (2) SYSTEM\VMM32.VXD )
> >
> > HD DRIVE:
> > Level 1: PCI Bus
> > L2: Intel 82440MX PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
> > L3: Primary IDE Controller (dual fifo)
> > L4: GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE01 (Properties: Standard disk
> > drives; Drive C; no driver files required or have been
> > loaded).
> >
> > CDROM (Port Noteworthy NW24XCD / 002203166):
> > Level 1: PCI Bus
> > L2: Toshiba ToPIC100 CardBus Controller
> > L3: Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
> > L4: TEAC CD-224E (Properties: Standard CD-ROM Device;
> > Drive E; no driver files are required or have been loaded).
> >
> > I hope you can work something out from that.
> >
> > regards, Bazza
> >[i]
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Drive A: will ALWAYS use compatibility mode - it's hard-
> > coded into the OS,
> > >AFAIK.
> > >
> > >We have to determine why your floppy is not being seen
> > as 'drive A:'
> > >Reboot to Safe Mode - open Device Manager....
> > >what's listed under
> > >a) Floppy Disk drive
> > >b) CD/DVD drive
> > >c) HD drive
> > >d) IDE Comptroller
> > >
> > >post back with that data, and we may have something to
> > work on.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> > >
> > >Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> > >http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> > >http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> > >
> > >Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
> > messages to NG's
> > >
> > >"Bazza K" > wrote in
> > message
> > ...
> > >> Thanks Noel, tried your suggestion a few times but the
> > >> floppy always reinstalls as D. It seems that there is a
> > >> phantom drive occupying A, preventing the real floppy
> > from
> > >> installing there. The Performance tab in System
> > >> Properties says "Drive A is using MS-DOS compatibility
> > >> mode file system".
> > >>
> > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >Bazza
> > >> >Try rebooting to Safe Mode, and removing all Floppy
> > drive
> > >> from DM there -
> > >> >Windows will reinstall required drivers on the reboot
> > to
> > >> normal mode
> > >> >
> > >> >--
> > >> >Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
> > >> >
> > >> >Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> > >> >http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
> > >> >http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
> > >> >
> > >> >Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
> > post
> > >> messages to NG's
> > >> >
> > >> >"Bazza K" > wrote
> > in
> > >> message
> > >> ...
> > >> >> After upgrade from 98SE, my floppy is identifed
> > as "D"
> > >> >> drive... still recognised as a floppy. Clicking
> > on "A"
> > >> in
> > >> >> My Computer or Explorer freezes everything. I cannot
> > >> >> reassign drive letter in Device Manager. I am using
> > a
> > >> USB
> > >> >> floppy on a Toshiba Portege 3480CT notebook.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >.
> > >> >
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>