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| 312170 | 2005-01-08 20:13:00 | Hi folks, I have a program that needs to be put in my laptop. After using the CD to install the program, there is a floppy disk that allows full use of the program instead of being in demo mode. But my laptop does not have a floppy drive. The software people are on holiday (program company is a small NZ outfit - I actually know the people) so cannot answer my question of how to do the floppy thing without a floppy drive. Any ideas? Thanks. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 312171 | 2005-01-08 20:25:00 | get someone you know (or ask a nice PF1er who lives nearby) to burn the floppy to CD would be the simplest solution. Or if it dosen't need the floppy to be in the drive, you could ask someone to email it to you. | Edward (31) | ||
| 312172 | 2005-01-08 20:26:00 | Have you tried copying the files off the floppy and onto a CD instead? I had to do this recently with a program at work as the new machines do not have floppy drives anymore. The program asked for the floppy to be inserted, but I just popped in the CD and it automatically used that instead. This *may* work for you too. [Edit] Hmm ... this is of course if you have another machine handy that does have a floppy drive and a CD burner ... :p |
Jen (38) | ||
| 312173 | 2005-01-08 20:29:00 | Jen: Snap ;) | Edward (31) | ||
| 312174 | 2005-01-08 20:35:00 | Jen: Snap ;) + usb hard drive + lan + cable connection + + |
bsssst (1725) | ||
| 312175 | 2005-01-08 20:50:00 | OK, I should have mentioned that at first I thought "no problemo", and copied the floppy (using the desktop PC, which has a floppy drive) onto a USB flash drive, and inserted the USB drive into the laptop. But the installation procedure still asks for the floppy to be inserted in A-drive. So maybe my question should be "How can the floppy A drive be simulated on a laptop which does not have an floppy drive?" |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 312176 | 2005-01-08 20:51:00 | " But the installation procedure still asks for the floppy to be inserted in A-drive." ... That is, there is no option for getting the needed files from anywhere else than the floppy drive. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 312177 | 2005-01-08 21:03:00 | This is just a stab in the dark, but could you use one of the programs that creates virtual CD drives on your hard disk and assign the virtual drive letter as A: I've tried paragon virtual CD in the past and was able to choose the drive letter but i'm not sure if it would let you assign a drive as A: Just a thought..... :confused: |
4bes (2848) | ||
| 312178 | 2005-01-08 21:19:00 | OK, I should have mentioned that at first I thought "no problemo", and copied the floppy (using the desktop PC, which has a floppy drive) onto a USB flash drive, and inserted the USB drive into the laptop. But the installation procedure still asks for the floppy to be inserted in A-drive. So maybe my question should be "How can the floppy A drive be simulated on a laptop which does not have an floppy drive?" As there is no floppy, so no assigned A drive, have you tried labelinhg the usb drive as A. May need to uninstall and reinstall usb, or install it for a second time on a differnt port as A. |
bsssst (1725) | ||
| 312179 | 2005-01-08 21:23:00 | I've found a couple of links that might be helpful. Have a look here (www.dansdata.com) and here (www.mikasalonen.com). They are utilities that create virtual floppy drives on your HD. :) | 4bes (2848) | ||
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