I just used a floppy disk for the first time, I copied my powerpoint on there. Then I took the disc out, and then I put it back in the slot and nothing happened. So how do I open up what is saved on the floppy disk so I can make sure I did it right bcuz it is due on monday for school. Thanks if u can help
2006-11-18 11:23:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Open Windows Exlporer and navigate to the A drive. That is the floppy drive.
2006-11-18 11:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Open up Start, Go to My Computer, and look for a drive Named A: or Floppy Disk Drive. Double Click it and you've opened it up.
Remember to format your floppy disk before you put anything onto it as sometimes this courses your data to be lost when it is removed from the drive :)
2006-11-18 19:27:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should work if you put it on - unless the disk is read-only or capacity is full.
When you put a floppy disk in, you shouldn't automatically get anything coming up.
You must go to My Computer and double click on Floppy Drive.
2006-11-18 19:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to Start | Run. In the box, type A: (a colon) and press enter. If Windows displays an error message, your disk is lunched. If an explorer window opens showing your file, it's fine.
There's no equivalent to AutoPlay for diskettes.
2006-11-18 19:25:17 · answer #4 · answered by jacinablackbox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to my computer and open the A drive, it should be there. Otherwise there is something wrong with either your drive, disk, or you didn't properly put the file on the disk
2006-11-18 19:25:27 · answer #5 · answered by juan_two_345 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no auto start on floppy discs, just use Explore and open the files manually
2006-11-18 19:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you sure the PPT file copied?
When you double-clicked a: did you see the file?
If so, by double-clicking the file in a: Powerpoint should open PPT as well as the file.
2006-11-18 19:27:09 · answer #7 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since so many people have answered this question in so many ways saying the exact thing, im going to give my version
hold the "windows key", and press "R"
type "cmd" and hit enter
type "cd a:\"
type "dir"
you should see your files.
oh, and by the way, if you are using power point, just open powerpoing, then hit open, then browse to the a drive, and open ur file.
see, i have 2 ways, you all suck.
2006-11-18 19:31:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
click the start button -> go to run -> type in "a:" (don't use the quotes just a then a colon) .. click ok. it should bring up the contents of your disk
2006-11-18 19:25:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to My computer and you will see an icon for your disk drive
If not sumthing is wrong
2006-11-18 19:25:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋