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Windows Forum / Windows XP / New Users / September 2007floppy to floppy
I have two floppies that have had information taken off of by myself. I have enough room to combine the two floppies onto one. I don't have 2 floppy drives. I use Windows XP SP2. Can this be done? You don't need 2 floppy drives. Create a new folder in My Documents Put a floppy into the drive and from the My Computer window right click the floppy drive icon and select Open. Select one file then hold down the Control Key and press A to highlight all the files From the windows menu select Edit->Copy to Folder and point to the location of the new folder you created. This should copy all the files from the floppy to the folder. Do the same for the second floppy.  SignatureHarry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp >I have two floppies that have had information taken off of by myself. I >have > enough room to combine the two floppies onto one. I don't have 2 floppy > drives. I use Windows XP SP2. Can this be done? It worked great. Thank you very much for your help. > You don't need 2 floppy drives. > Create a new folder in My Documents [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > enough room to combine the two floppies onto one. I don't have 2 floppy > > drives. I use Windows XP SP2. Can this be done? Glad you got it sorted! SignatureHarry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp > It worked great. Thank you very much for your help. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> > enough room to combine the two floppies onto one. I don't have 2 floppy >> > drives. I use Windows XP SP2. Can this be done? if your intent is to move the contents of 2 floppies onto one then simply copy the contents from floppy2 to the HD..remove floppy 2..insert floppy1 and copy the data from the HD to the floppy. ????????? peter >I have two floppies that have had information taken off of by myself. I >have > enough room to combine the two floppies onto one. I don't have 2 floppy > drives. I use Windows XP SP2. Can this be done? >I have two floppies that have had information taken off of by myself. I >have > enough room to combine the two floppies onto one. I don't have 2 floppy > drives. I use Windows XP SP2. Can this be done? Excuse me - WHY on EARTH are you using floppy disks in this day and age? Buy a USB thumb drive instead - it will last MUCH MUCH longer and is FAR cheaper per MB of storage! Gordon Some older computers do not have USB ports! SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> I have two floppies that have had information taken off of by >> myself. I have [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > age? Buy a USB thumb drive instead - it will last MUCH MUCH longer > and is FAR cheaper per MB of storage! Not to mention that many systems do not have front side usb ports or that the tower is tucked away in some place that is difficult to get at. SignatureHarry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp > Gordon > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> age? Buy a USB thumb drive instead - it will last MUCH MUCH longer >> and is FAR cheaper per MB of storage! > Not to mention that many systems do not have front side usb ports My previous tower was like that, and was a nuisance. I solved the problem by buying a USB extension cord (on the internet, it cost me $5 US shipped) plugging it into a back port, and running it around to the front, where I duct-taped it to the case. Not pretty, but it worked. > or that > the tower is tucked away in some place that is difficult to get at. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >> age? Buy a USB thumb drive instead - it will last MUCH MUCH longer > >> and is FAR cheaper per MB of storage! SignatureKen Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup > Gordon > > Some older computers do not have USB ports! At least TEN years old......if not more.... > Gordon > > Some older computers do not have USB ports! The OP is using Windows XP SP2 - I can't imagine ANY computer that can run XP without a USB port.... Gordon You have no imagination and a distorted historical perspective. Two computers here. One circa 2000 with no USB port running Windows XP SP2. Second computer bought Setember 2001 with no USB port, which is not running Windows XP because I decided it would run slow if upgraded from Windows 98SE. The lack of a USB port was not a factor considered when I reviewed the future use of the machine. SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Gordon >> >> Some older computers do not have USB ports! > > The OP is using Windows XP SP2 - I can't imagine ANY computer that > can run XP without a USB port.... > Gordon > > You have no imagination and a distorted historical perspective. Not at all. Given that the OP does not have the technical ability to copy from one floppy to another, I would be VERY surprised if the OP was using a "legacy" machine as they would obviously not have the capability to install XP on it.....it is HIGHLY probable that the OP bought a machine running XP and if so then it is HIGHLY probable that it has at least one USB port....I have sitting in front of me a Toshiba satellite 310cds which must be at LEAST ten years old (Windows 95) and THAT has a USB port....so your two machines I would beg to suggest are in the minority.... Gordon All your assumptions can go either way. SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Gordon >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > (Windows 95) and THAT has a USB port....so your two machines I would > beg to suggest are in the minority.... > Gordon > > All your assumptions can go either way. They could - but machines that are seven years old or less, (as are yours) WITHOUT a USB port are very much in the minority, so on balance of probability, the OP's machine has a USB port... >I have two floppies that have had information taken off of by myself. I >have > enough room to combine the two floppies onto one. I don't have 2 floppy > drives. I use Windows XP SP2. Can this be done? Be careful when doing this. If 2 files have the same filename on the 2 different floppies, you may end up overwriting the newer version of the file with an older one. Dave Create a new folder on your C drive and call it whatever you want. Open Explorer and move the contents of first the one floppy to your new folder. Remove the floppy, insert the other, and move that floppy to your new folder also. Then insert one of the old floppies and move the contents of that folder to the floppy. >>I have two floppies that have had information taken off of by myself. I >>have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > file with an older one. > Dave Lil' Dave Only if you try to copy the two files to the same folder! SignatureRegards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> I have two floppies that have had information taken off of by >> myself. I have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the file with an older one. > Dave Well, then create two new folders in the C drive, move the contents of one floppy to one, move contents of the other floppy to the other, and then move both folders to one floppy. > Lil' Dave > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> the file with an older one. >> Dave |
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