Re: Off topic... (problem)

[Leslie Bialler lb136@xxxxxxxx]

At times? Perhaps the drive is bad.

M.W. Poirier wrote:

>  I understand your point, but I find it strange that my Win95
>  machine can read a file that I manage (at times) to save to a
>  floppy on my Win XP machine, but it will not work the other
>  way around. I thought that upward compatibility was the norm?
>  I am wonder if it have a bad floppy drive or ribbon cable on
>  my new machine.
>
>  M.W. Poirier
>
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> On Mon, 23 May 2005, Leslie Bialler wrote:
>
>
>
> > I don't know the technical answer, but the plain English answer is the
> > file formatting system was different in 95. That may provide a clue.
> > Hopefully somebody more technically oriented can explain in detail.
> >
> > M.W. Poirier wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> > > On my new computer (OS Windows XP), I almost always get a
> > > "data error (cyclical redundance check)" when I try to copy
> > > a file from my floppy drive to my hard drive, ...
> > > Is there a way to test for what may be causing the problem?
> > >
> > > M.W. Poirier
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   
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