Article ID: 183720
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q183720
SYMPTOMS
When you try to access a Macintosh-formatted floppy disk by using the
MacDrive 95/98 program, you may be unable to do so, and you may receive
the following error message:
The disk in drive A is not formatted
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the following Windows 95 floppy disk driver is
installed in the Windows\System\Iosubsys folder:
HSFLOP.PDR version 4.00.1112 dated 1/13/97 24,737 bytes
This version of Hsflop.pdr reports that a disk is not formatted if the
disk does not have a valid media byte. Disk that are formatted for
Macintosh do not have a valid media byte.
This version of Hsflop.pdr is included in the update described in the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
159153 Error Messages While Backing Up to Some Floppy Disk Drives
These updated files may also be preinstalled on some computers running
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, 2.1, or 2.5.
RESOLUTION
STATUS
This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
MORE INFORMATION
The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a
vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or
otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
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