Linda,

Try booting up in the SAFE mode. Then check the system settings
to see if you have more than one floppy controller or floppy
disk drive installed.

Remove any "extras".

Steven


At 06:06 AM 8/24/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>I get this error message when I try to copy or open a file from my floppy
>drive.  SYSTEM CANNOT READ FROM SPECIFIED DEVICE
>
>I can see the drive, and read all the file names.  Sometimes the preview
>graphic is also displayed.  When I try to use anything on the drive I get
>the error message or it tells me that the disk needs to be formated.
>
>Once in a while I am able to open one file from the disk, but if I try to
>open a second I get the same messages.
>
>I've changed the floppy drive, but this did not help at all.
>ANY SUGGESTIONS on what to try next.
>
>Thanks,
>Linda McCoy
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