Re-installing XP Pro....

[Guest smackallica]

Two weeks ago my computer froze up. I powered down and repowered up. As

Windows was loading it stopped and an error stated: Floppy diskette error:

Press F1 to try again, F2 to reboot. This error pops up every time anything

is tried. I have tried to repair and re install with my CD. After the long

wait of Windows completely reinstalling, that error pops up. I just bought

and replaced my hard drive thinking that may be the problem. After installing

Windows XP Professional on my new hard drive that error popped up again. Is

there anything anyone can offer that may help? Also, I do not have a floppy

drive. Thank you.

[Guest mcv]

Re: Re-installing XP Pro....

 

smackallica wrote:

> Two weeks ago my computer froze up. I powered down and repowered up. As

> Windows was loading it stopped and an error stated: Floppy diskette error:

> Press F1 to try again, F2 to reboot. This error pops up every time anything

> is tried. I have tried to repair and re install with my CD. After the long

> wait of Windows completely reinstalling, that error pops up. I just bought

> and replaced my hard drive thinking that may be the problem. After installing

> Windows XP Professional on my new hard drive that error popped up again. Is

> there anything anyone can offer that may help? Also, I do not have a floppy

> drive. Thank you.

Hi,

Is the a: drive, or any floppy drives disabled in your BIOS?

Is this appearing before the Windows boot screen?

[Guest mcv]

Re: Re-installing XP Pro....

 

mcv wrote:

> smackallica wrote:

>> Two weeks ago my computer froze up. I powered down and repowered up.

>> As Windows was loading it stopped and an error stated: Floppy diskette

>> error: Press F1 to try again, F2 to reboot. This error pops up every

>> time anything is tried. I have tried to repair and re install with my

>> CD. After the long wait of Windows completely reinstalling, that error

>> pops up. I just bought and replaced my hard drive thinking that may be

>> the problem. After installing Windows XP Professional on my new hard

>> drive that error popped up again. Is there anything anyone can offer

>> that may help? Also, I do not have a floppy drive. Thank you.

> Hi,

> Is the a: drive, or any floppy drives disabled in your BIOS?

> Is this appearing before the Windows boot screen?

>

oh and if that works, can I have your old hard drive?

poor student here.

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Re-installing XP Pro....

 

Maybe you should have replaced your floppy drive instead...

 

Go in the BIOS and disable the Floppy drive and see if you can boot the

computer.

 

John

 

smackallica wrote:

> Two weeks ago my computer froze up. I powered down and repowered up. As

> Windows was loading it stopped and an error stated: Floppy diskette error:

> Press F1 to try again, F2 to reboot. This error pops up every time anything

> is tried. I have tried to repair and re install with my CD. After the long

> wait of Windows completely reinstalling, that error pops up. I just bought

> and replaced my hard drive thinking that may be the problem. After installing

> Windows XP Professional on my new hard drive that error popped up again. Is

> there anything anyone can offer that may help? Also, I do not have a floppy

> drive. Thank you.

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Re-installing XP Pro....

 

smackallica wrote:

> Two weeks ago my computer froze up. I powered down and repowered up.

> As Windows was loading it stopped and an error stated: Floppy

> diskette error: Press F1 to try again, F2 to reboot. This error pops

> up every time anything is tried. I have tried to repair and re

> install with my CD. After the long wait of Windows completely

> reinstalling, that error pops up. I just bought and replaced my hard

> drive thinking that may be the problem. After installing Windows XP

> Professional on my new hard drive that error popped up again. Is

> there anything anyone can offer that may help? Also, I do not have a

> floppy drive. Thank you.

 

Hmm.

 

Error message says there's a problem accessing your floppy drive so you

assume the BIOS (we haven't gotten to the OS or the hard drive yet) is

lying.

 

You reinstall XP and replace the hard drive.

 

Beats me.