Floppy Drive Vista Bugs and Problems Discuss Floppy Drive in the Windows Vista forums; This is the only bug I have noticed so far. My computer shows this: The problem is that it is showing an nonexisting floppy drive. I uninstalled it in Device ...

[Midway]

This is the only bug I have noticed so far. My computer shows this:



The problem is that it is showing an nonexisting floppy drive. I uninstalled it in Device Manager but it keeps popping back up. Plus I have it turned off in BIOS so I don't know why Vista keeps seeing one.

[Seansmit17]

hmm if i remember correctly theres 2 settings in the bios for floppy.. make sure there tuned to auto or disabled. Is there actually a floppy drive in your pc? if there is just unplug the power cable from it

[RicB]

Hi,
For some reason the icon for my floppy drive does not look the same as yours. I do have a floppy drive installed and working.



I am just pointing this out for maybe some sort of clue what could be causing your problem. It may not help you at all.

[Midway]

Sean, there is only one setting I see for the floppy drive in BIOS, it is either installed or not installed. My computer did not come with a floppy and at one time I installed one but it never worked right. It said every disc I put in was defective so I pulled it out and turned it off in BIOS. XP did not list this drive in My Computer when I was using it. Maybe SP1 will address the problem

RicB, that is strange that the icons are different

[Midway]

Wait a sec, since the Big Man himself has joined the forum maybe he can fix all our problems, lol.

[Seansmit17]

haha lol.. maybe

[felix8406]

Originally Posted by Midway

This is the only bug I have noticed so far. My computer shows this:



The problem is that it is showing an non existing floppy drive. I installed it in Device Manager but it keeps popping back up. Plus I have it turned off in BIOS so I don't know why Vista keeps seeing one.

Some motherboards have two options, Floppy A or Floppy B, but even if enabled, there shouldn't be an Icon for one if none is installed. Had you tried clicking the Icon?...I'm sure you have!!! Do you get any type of message?

[Midway]

Yeah I have, it says "Please insert a floppy disc into Drive A:" lol

And not only that, it is working properly too:



Maybe I should have titled this thread "Floppy Drives: The Phantom Menace"

[Znod]

Very good Midway. I appreciate your desire to solve your problem. Sometimes I just accept what appear to be Vista anomalies. I pretty much always do the same thing if I want to rid myself of one though. I do a repair install. My estimate is that about 75% of the time a repair install make the "menace" disappear, and, in principle, such installs are harmless. Still, I always make sure everything is backed up before a I do one.

[Midway]

Well, I do like a challenge now and then. This reminds me of the days of Whistler and some of the obstacles I had to overcome back then.

I am reluctant to do a repair install because I do not know what effect it will have on my...er...unusual install. Sometimes I get this feeling to just get it over with and go back to Home Premium but a little hope keeps me going that one day someone may post a solution to that 'problem' I have.