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by cushty

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i ran 2pc's over a home network using direct cable connection. i also used an internet sharing program that used the microsoft virtual private networking adapter setup.
after removing the internet sharing program i had no problems, but after removing microsofts networking adapter and the ipx/spx and netbeui protocols, i lost the full use of my floppy disc drive!
now this problem is something i have managed to do on 3 different pc's (i havent removed the software on the 4th).
any ideas?

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by p.i.b

Have you also removed the Network Cards either physically or from deveice manager? If you have it may simply be a re-jig of the IRQ's which has gone wrong.Look in My Computer/control panel/system. under device manager, look for conflicts red or yellow flashes, against the floppy drive or FD Controller. Try removing them from device mamager and reboot, see if this solves the problem. You could also try checking the "view by connection" box in device manager and look at the IRQ's allocated by clicking on the Properties box. The floppy drive controller is usually IRQ6, look to see how the IRQ's are allocated. See if you can sdiabale Com Ports, particularly if you have nothing connected to them PS2 mouse/internal modem installed. Disable them in BIOS on reboot. Just a longshot, have you enabale a printer since discaonnecting the Network. It may be the Hope this helps. Paul B

by cushty

this is still the same original question i asked on paralell cable conection, did not have any network cards in. Have just bought new floppy drive and the same thing is happening with this.!!! the floppy lights up, seems as if its reading but then give the message "disk is not formated do you want to format now" disk is ok on other computer.have took off floppy controlers in device manager and reboot, builds new driver then in device manager on properties for floppy says it is workig ok. its lying!!!!the interupt is 6 and the resources are set to the correct settings.sisoftsandra sofware says can not read/ write to disk. I am now begining to think the machine is mocking me, is it driving me insane? you bet it is

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