we had that problem with a certain brand of cd's...I think they were HP. the computer just would not read them. ROBT. P ALEXANDER wrote: >These are not floppies they are cd's >Bonnie >----- Original Message ----- >From: " milady" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 11:04 AM >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Question > > >Had that same problem with my computer...the old floppies all went.. I don't >use them anymore for anything but transfereing from my computer to my sewing >machine which loads from floppies.. everything else gets stored on cd..I >ended up throwing out lots of info because of that. GRUMP... >ML >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Roy Hanson" <printerman@xxxxxx> >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 10:57 AM >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Question > > >ran into this problem a few weeks ago. iF the disk is the old mylar >floppy, the disk is bad. you will note if you look carefully, mine had >scratch marks on the surface. > >ROBT. P ALEXANDER wrote: > > > >>A couple of months ago got a new computer and windows XP my old computer >>was >>a HP and so is my new one. I can not see my disks that I wrote on in my old >>computer. I put it in and it hums like it is getting ready to read I go and >>the folder is blank I go to properties and the disk is full but will not >>show. any idea's on how I can see them? >>Thanks Bonnie >> >> >>-- >><Please delete this line and everything below.> >> >>To unsub or change your email settings: >>//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >>To access our Archives: >>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >>//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Roy Hanson Technical Support for Eco-Toner Systems, Inc. c/o Mail Boxes Etc. 509 Commissioners Road West London, ONtario N6J 1Y5 Office/Production: 3392 Wonderland Road South, Bldg. #8 London, Ontario N6L 1A8 email: printerman@xxxxxx www.ecotonersystems.com 519 6526233 -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/