If you saved it "compressed" and possibly saved it from another computer, you will have to mount the disk first. -Ed- ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 11:14 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Floppy discs > > Al, Try running Scandisk on the damaged disc. > > David Lessard > Alexandria Electronics > mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of al m > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 11:02 AM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Floppy discs > > > I have three floppy discs that I was saving information on that now tell me > disc is not formatted. How can I put info on and then later on the disc > doesn't work. I'm not good with computers and I noticed some real computer > whizzes on here. > al marquardt > ampm@xxxxxxx > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html