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re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Altering Floppy Disks'
Monday, January 6, 2003 at 11:57 am
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Posted by Tom Swanson (5553 messages posted)

I have experienced this with both CD and floppies. One thing you might try when the folder still reflects the old floppy, is to refresh the folder. (F5). It helped in my case.

On Monday, January 6, 2003 at 7:19 am, melanie r wrote:
>
>My question was two part - a) can anyone tell me why windows xp is holding memory
>from a previous disk and not allowing me to access memory from disk in the floppy
>drive and b) can anyone tell me how to retrieve infomation on the floppy disk that
>says I cannot preview it although it appears to be there?
>

Written in response to:: re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Altering Floppy Disks' (melanie r: Monday, January 6, 2003 at 7:19 am)

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Question about 'Stop Windows from Altering Floppy Disks' (melanie r: Mon, Jan 6, 2003, 7:11 am)

re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Altering Floppy Disks' (Bob B: Mon, Jan 6, 2003, 7:14 am)

re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Altering Floppy Disks' (melanie r: Mon, Jan 6, 2003, 7:19 am)

re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Altering Floppy Disks' (Tom Swanson: Mon, Jan 6, 2003, 11:57 am)

re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Altering Floppy Disks' (Debbie Rockhill: Wed, Mar 12, 2003, 12:42 pm)

re: Question about 'Stop Windows from Altering Floppy Disks' (John A. Johnson: Sun, May 18, 2003, 4:11 pm)

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