I do not have access to the folder a:\

[Guest]

When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the following:
"The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK button I get "You do
not have access to the folder A:\. See administrator for access to this
folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc to see if I could sort this out but the A:\
drive is not listed.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs that are
listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive, the file
is not saved. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following error
message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator for
access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the CD-ROM
recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive.
<quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to save a
file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Typically "A" is assigned by the BIOS to floppy drives. Do you have a floppy
drive?

 

[Guest]

Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It is the
floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

 

[Guest]

Yes Harry I do have an floppy drive and you were right it is designated as
the "A" drive. The device manager lists the floppy and says it is working
properly. Thanks Ed

Typically "A" is assigned by the BIOS to floppy drives. Do you have a floppy
drive?

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the following:
"The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK button I get "You do
not have access to the folder A:\. See administrator for access to this
folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc to see if I could sort this out but the
A:\
drive is not listed.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator for
access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc. Probably
because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you can't change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a disk
in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message "Please
incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator for
access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc. Probably
because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you can't change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It is
the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

 

[Og]

Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a
disk
in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message "Please
incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

Sounds like it's time to spend $8 for a new floopy drive.
Steve

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator
for
access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably
because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you can't change
this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It
is
the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs that
are
listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive,
the
file is not saved. Additionally, you receive the following error
message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following
error
message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator
for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the
CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to save
a
file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button
I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See administrator
for
access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc to see if I could sort
this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

That disk may be kaput or there may be problems with the drive.

Did you try more than one disk?

Does My Computer see the drive?

In My Computer with a blank disk in the drive can you right click the drive
and get a menu?

What's floppy disk drive look like in Device Manager?
Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc | click OK

Do you see a red "X", blue "i" or green question mark "?"

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a
disk in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message
"Please incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator
for access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you can't
change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It is
the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs that
are listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive, the file is not saved. Additionally, you receive the following
error message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following error
message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator
for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the
CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to save
a file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See
administrator for access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc to
see if I could sort this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.

 

[Guest]

No Wes I haven’t tried any other drives yet. When I went to the device
manager it says “This device is working properly†, Device usage is enabled,
and the details tap says “Device instance id†is
“FDC\GENERIC_FLOPPY_DRIVE\4&15E2DB85&0&0†I found no red “Xâ€, Blue "i" or
Green “?†Thanks Ed

That disk may be kaput or there may be problems with the drive.

Did you try more than one disk?

Does My Computer see the drive?

In My Computer with a blank disk in the drive can you right click the drive
and get a menu?

What's floppy disk drive look like in Device Manager?
Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc | click OK

Do you see a red "X", blue "i" or green question mark "?"

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a
disk in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message
"Please incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator
for access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you can't
change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It is
the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs that
are listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive, the file is not saved. Additionally, you receive the following
error message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following error
message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator
for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the
CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to save
a file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See
administrator for access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc to
see if I could sort this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.

 

[Guest]

You may be right Steve. I recently put this machine together and I wiped the
hard drive with “Kill Disk†to get rid of the partition. In order to
reformat the hard drive I used my floppy to boot Windows 98 drive prior to
installing XP. I know “It worked then†doesn’t mean it works now, but I
thought I’d give it a shot.
Thanks Ed

Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a
disk
in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message "Please
incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

Sounds like it's time to spend $8 for a new floopy drive.
Steve

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator
for
access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably
because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you can't change
this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It
is
the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs that
are
listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive,
the
file is not saved. Additionally, you receive the following error
message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following
error
message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your administrator
for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the
CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to save
a
file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button
I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See administrator
for
access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc to see if I could sort
this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try some different disks, not drives. Surely you have some floppies lying
around.

The idea is to determine if that one disk is toast by seeing if your drive
can read other disks.

If your drive can read any other disks that you insert, then maybe that disk
is toast.

If your drive cannot read any disks, then something may be wrong with the
drive.

If your drive cannot read any disks, can it format a blank disk?

Insert a blank disk in the drive.
Open My Computer and then click the disk you want to format.
On the File menu, point to the name of the floppy drive and then click
Format.

Can that disk be read on another machine?

Sometimes floppies created on earlier versions of Windows cannot be read on
XP.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

No Wes I haven’t tried any other drives yet. When I went to the device
manager it says “This device is working properly†, Device usage is
enabled, and the details tap says “Device instance id†is
“FDC\GENERIC_FLOPPY_DRIVE\4&15E2DB85&0&0†I found no red “Xâ€,
Blue "i" or Green “?†Thanks Ed

That disk may be kaput or there may be problems with the drive.

Did you try more than one disk?

Does My Computer see the drive?

In My Computer with a blank disk in the drive can you right click the
drive and get a menu?

What's floppy disk drive look like in Device Manager?
Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc | click OK

Do you see a red "X", blue "i" or green question mark "?"

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a
disk in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message
"Please incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

:

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you can't
change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It
is the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs that
are listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive, the file is not saved. Additionally, you receive the following
error message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following
error message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the
CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to
save a file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See
administrator for access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc to
see if I could sort this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.

 

[Guest]

If I put in my old Windows 98 start up disk, and restart the computer, the
drive does read it and boots the computer. On the other hand if I put a
blank disk in and try to format it, it looks like the drive is formatting the
disk (the green bar counts down), but in the end I get a window that says
“Windows was unable to complete the formatâ€. I tried this with a number of
different disks some blank some containing data.
Thanks Ed

Try some different disks, not drives. Surely you have some floppies lying
around.

The idea is to determine if that one disk is toast by seeing if your drive
can read other disks.

If your drive can read any other disks that you insert, then maybe that disk
is toast.

If your drive cannot read any disks, then something may be wrong with the
drive.

If your drive cannot read any disks, can it format a blank disk?

Insert a blank disk in the drive.
Open My Computer and then click the disk you want to format.
On the File menu, point to the name of the floppy drive and then click
Format.

Can that disk be read on another machine?

Sometimes floppies created on earlier versions of Windows cannot be read on
XP.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

No Wes I haven’t tried any other drives yet. When I went to the device
manager it says “This device is working properly†, Device usage is
enabled, and the details tap says “Device instance id†is
“FDC\GENERIC_FLOPPY_DRIVE\4&15E2DB85&0&0†I found no red “Xâ€Â,
Blue "i" or Green “?†Thanks Ed

That disk may be kaput or there may be problems with the drive.

Did you try more than one disk?

Does My Computer see the drive?

In My Computer with a blank disk in the drive can you right click the
drive and get a menu?

What's floppy disk drive look like in Device Manager?
Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc | click OK

Do you see a red "X", blue "i" or green question mark "?"

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a
disk in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message
"Please incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

:

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you can't
change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It
is the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs that
are listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive, the file is not saved. Additionally, you receive the following
error message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following
error message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the
CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to
save a file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See
administrator for access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc to
see if I could sort this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.

 

[Chuck Davis]

Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive. It is
the
floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

Do not try to save Word documents to anything other than your hard drive and
then move or copy to the "A" Drive. Word saves several files along with the
..doc file.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Chuck. XP may be different. I use to save files directly to the “Aâ€
drive when I was using ME. As soon as I get this sorted out I’ll try that,
but for now when I try to move a file from the hard drive to the “A†drive I
get “Please insert a disk into drive A:â€

 

[NewScience]

Does the Drive A: show in Windows Explorer?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Sounds like the drive can read. But, write? <shrug> Or maybe it's an
intermittent problem, loose cable maybe. Maybe it's time to spend the $8.

I am *NOT* recommending the workaround, but you might want to read this.

Floppy Disk is Not Accessible, Not Formatted, or Not Recognized by Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;140060


Floppy Disk Formats That Are Supported in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309623

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

If I put in my old Windows 98 start up disk, and restart the computer, the
drive does read it and boots the computer. On the other hand if I put a
blank disk in and try to format it, it looks like the drive is formatting
the disk (the green bar counts down), but in the end I get a window that
says “Windows was unable to complete the formatâ€. I tried this with
a number of different disks some blank some containing data.
Thanks Ed

Try some different disks, not drives. Surely you have some floppies
lying around.

The idea is to determine if that one disk is toast by seeing if your
drive can read other disks.

If your drive can read any other disks that you insert, then maybe that
disk is toast.

If your drive cannot read any disks, then something may be wrong with the
drive.

If your drive cannot read any disks, can it format a blank disk?

Insert a blank disk in the drive.
Open My Computer and then click the disk you want to format.
On the File menu, point to the name of the floppy drive and then click
Format.

Can that disk be read on another machine?

Sometimes floppies created on earlier versions of Windows cannot be read
on XP.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

No Wes I haven’t tried any other drives yet. When I went to the
device manager it says “This device is working properly†,
Device usage is enabled, and the details tap says “Device
instance id†is
“FDC\GENERIC_FLOPPY_DRIVE\4&15E2DB85&0&0†I found no red
“Xâ€Â, Blue "i" or Green “?†Thanks Ed

:

That disk may be kaput or there may be problems with the drive.

Did you try more than one disk?

Does My Computer see the drive?

In My Computer with a blank disk in the drive can you right click the
drive and get a menu?

What's floppy disk drive look like in Device Manager?
Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc | click OK

Do you see a red "X", blue "i" or green question mark "?"

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a
disk in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message
"Please incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

:

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you
can't change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive.
It is the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs
that are listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a
DVD/CD-RW drive, the file is not saved. Additionally, you receive
the following error message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following
error message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the
CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to
save a file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See
administrator for access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc
to see if I could sort this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Wes,
I’ll look into those two pages you recommended although I think the $8.00
solution is looking better and better. If this doesn’t get it I’ll go with
that. Thanks again for all your help.
Ed

Sounds like the drive can read. But, write? <shrug> Or maybe it's an
intermittent problem, loose cable maybe. Maybe it's time to spend the $8.

I am *NOT* recommending the workaround, but you might want to read this.

Floppy Disk is Not Accessible, Not Formatted, or Not Recognized by Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;140060


Floppy Disk Formats That Are Supported in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309623

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

If I put in my old Windows 98 start up disk, and restart the computer, the
drive does read it and boots the computer. On the other hand if I put a
blank disk in and try to format it, it looks like the drive is formatting
the disk (the green bar counts down), but in the end I get a window that
says “Windows was unable to complete the formatâ€Â. I tried this with
a number of different disks some blank some containing data.
Thanks Ed

Try some different disks, not drives. Surely you have some floppies
lying around.

The idea is to determine if that one disk is toast by seeing if your
drive can read other disks.

If your drive can read any other disks that you insert, then maybe that
disk is toast.

If your drive cannot read any disks, then something may be wrong with the
drive.

If your drive cannot read any disks, can it format a blank disk?

Insert a blank disk in the drive.
Open My Computer and then click the disk you want to format.
On the File menu, point to the name of the floppy drive and then click
Format.

Can that disk be read on another machine?

Sometimes floppies created on earlier versions of Windows cannot be read
on XP.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
No Wes I haven’t tried any other drives yet. When I went to the
device manager it says “This device is working properly†,
Device usage is enabled, and the details tap says “Device
instance id†is
“FDC\GENERIC_FLOPPY_DRIVE\4&15E2DB85&0&0†I found no red
“Xâ€ÂÂ, Blue "i" or Green “?†Thanks Ed

:

That disk may be kaput or there may be problems with the drive.

Did you try more than one disk?

Does My Computer see the drive?

In My Computer with a blank disk in the drive can you right click the
drive and get a menu?

What's floppy disk drive look like in Device Manager?
Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc | click OK

Do you see a red "X", blue "i" or green question mark "?"

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I put a
disk in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the message
"Please incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

:

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you
can't change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive.
It is the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs
that are listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a
DVD/CD-RW drive, the file is not saved. Additionally, you receive
the following error message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following
error message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use the
CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to
save a file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See
administrator for access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc
to see if I could sort this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Keep having fun.

I'm building a new machine, I better hurry and get a floppy drive for 8
bucks before the prices go up. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks Wes,
I’ll look into those two pages you recommended although I think the
$8.00 solution is looking better and better. If this doesn’t get it
I’ll go with that. Thanks again for all your help.
Ed

Sounds like the drive can read. But, write? <shrug> Or maybe it's an
intermittent problem, loose cable maybe. Maybe it's time to spend the
$8.

I am *NOT* recommending the workaround, but you might want to read this.

Floppy Disk is Not Accessible, Not Formatted, or Not Recognized by
Windows http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;140060


Floppy Disk Formats That Are Supported in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309623

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

If I put in my old Windows 98 start up disk, and restart the computer,
the drive does read it and boots the computer. On the other hand if I
put a
blank disk in and try to format it, it looks like the drive is
formatting
the disk (the green bar counts down), but in the end I get a window that
says “Windows was unable to complete the formatâ€Â. I tried
this with a number of different disks some blank some containing data.
Thanks Ed


:

Try some different disks, not drives. Surely you have some floppies
lying around.

The idea is to determine if that one disk is toast by seeing if your
drive can read other disks.

If your drive can read any other disks that you insert, then maybe that
disk is toast.

If your drive cannot read any disks, then something may be wrong with
the drive.

If your drive cannot read any disks, can it format a blank disk?

Insert a blank disk in the drive.
Open My Computer and then click the disk you want to format.
On the File menu, point to the name of the floppy drive and then click
Format.

Can that disk be read on another machine?

Sometimes floppies created on earlier versions of Windows cannot be
read on XP.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
No Wes I haven’t tried any other drives yet. When I
went to the
device manager it says “This device is working
properly†, Device usage is enabled, and the details
tap says “Device
instance id†is
“FDC\GENERIC_FLOPPY_DRIVE\4&15E2DB85&0&0â€ÂÂ
I found no red “Xâ€ÂÂ, Blue "i" or Green
“?†Thanks Ed

:

That disk may be kaput or there may be problems with the drive.

Did you try more than one disk?

Does My Computer see the drive?

In My Computer with a blank disk in the drive can you right click the
drive and get a menu?

What's floppy disk drive look like in Device Manager?
Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc | click OK

Do you see a red "X", blue "i" or green question mark "?"

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wes but no I donot have access outside of word either. I
put a disk in the drive and went to run and typed a: but I get the
message "Please incert a disk into drive a:".
Thanks Ed

:

This error is normally related to CD or DVDs...
[[You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.]]

If A: is the floppy drive it will not be listed in diskmgmt.msc.
Probably because floppy drives are reserved for A: and B: and you
can't change this.

Can you access the A: outside of Word?

With a disk in the drive, type a: in Start | Run and click OK.

Does it open?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Sorry Wes, I assumed the "A" drive was normally the floppy drive.
It is the floppy drive that I can't access. Thanks Ed.

:

If the A drive is a CD or DVD drive...

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file in that is from one of the programs
that are listed in the "Applies to" section to a CD-RW or a
DVD/CD-RW drive, the file is not saved. Additionally, you receive
the following error message:

Incorrect function.

When you click OK in the error message, you receive the following
error message:

You do not have access to the folder 'drive:\'. See your
administrator for access to this folder.

....you must save the file to the hard disk drive, and then use
the CD-ROM recording program to burn the file to a CD-RW or a
DVD/CD-RW drive. <quote>
from...
You receive an "Incorrect function" error message when you try to
save a file from an Office program to a CD-RW or a DVD/CD-RW
drive http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905431

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In 333MBI <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When I try to save a "Word" document to the "A" drive I get the
following: "The parameter is incorrect." When I click on the OK
button I get "You do not have access to the folder A:\. See
administrator for access to this folder. I went to diskmgmt.msc
to see if I could sort this out but the A:\ drive is not listed.