The write protect tab needs to be closed

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Harmon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:02 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Access Denied, External Floppy Disk Drive On IBM Laptop


> I have an IBM ThinkPad (running Windows 98SE) which uses an external 3
1/2" floppy disc drive, (uses a USB cable to connect to the ThinkPad).  I
have the drive installed and it shows up in Device Manager as working OK and
no conflicts.  It also shows up in My Computer as the "A" drive.
>
> When I place a blank disk in the drive, with write protect tab open,  and
try to copy data to the disk, I get an error message saying "Access denied.
Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
currently in use".
>
> This laptop was originally used by a major corporation, so could there be
some kind of "leftover" administrative lock on using this drive or??
>
> Would appreciate any kind of help anyone can suggest.
>
> Chuck
>
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