No Floppy Drive. Need Emulator

Previously OGIGA <no.TakeThisOut@spam.invalid> wrote:
> I haven't seen a computer sold with a floppy drive for many years now.
> However, I have a program that requires me to install it from the
> floppy drive. I can read it from another computer with a floppy drive
> and get the image, but I'm looking for a program that will emulate a
> floppy drive or floppy disk. Does anyone know of any?

Emulating a floppy drive is pretty hard. Best get the real thing.
Most mainboards still have floppy controllers. Cable plus drive
should not cost much more than 20 EUR/USD.

Arno
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> Rod Speedwrote:

> You need new glasses then.
>
I don't need glasses at all. Are people here always this rude?

> Rod Speedwrote:

> Which program specifically ?
>
This is Mitchell, a car repair product.

> Rod Speedwrote:

> Its easy enough to do that with a CD burner.
>
I'm don't mean emulation on boot. I mean emulation in Windows (XP).

> Rod Speedwrote:

> It isnt hard to buy a floppy drive and plug one in temporarily
either.
That really doesn't answer anything about emulation. I think I would
have done that already if I wasn't dealing with a laptop.

So the original question was: Is there a program that will emulate a
floppy drive under Windows?
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OGIGA <no DeleteThis @spam.invalid> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> OGIGA <no DeleteThis @spam.invalid> wrote

>>> I haven't seen a computer sold with
>>> a floppy drive for many years now.

>> You need new glasses then.

> I don't need glasses at all.

You clearly do. Most computers are still sold with a floppy
drive with the exception of laptops and notebooks.

> Are people here always this rude?

Nope, just when someone says something as stupid as that.

>>> However, I have a program that requires
>>> me to install it from the floppy drive.

>> Which program specifically ?

> This is Mitchell, a car repair product.

Is it a dinosaur ? Can be a problem
that a real floppy drive is simplest with.

>> Its easy enough to do that with a CD burner.

> I'm don't mean emulation on boot.
> I mean emulation in Windows (XP).

True. Some stuff does need installation from floppy
with no OS involved, it wasnt clear if that applied to you.

>> It isnt hard to buy a floppy drive and plug one in temporarily either.

> That really doesn't answer anything about emulation.

Yes, but it is the best approach with a desktop.

> I think I would have done that already if I wasn't dealing with a laptop.

You didnt say it was a laptop.

> So the original question was: Is there a program
> that will emulate a floppy drive under Windows?

Nope, not with a laptop.

You can get USB floppy drives for laptops. Not clear
if that dinosaur will be happy to install using that tho.
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"OGIGA" <no RemoveThis @spam.invalid> wrote in message news:EdA4g.283295$iS4.273423@fe05.news.easynews.com
> > Rod Speedwrote:
>
> > You need new glasses then.
> >
> I don't need glasses at all.

> Are people here always this rude?

That depends. Are you always a troll?

>
> > Rod Speedwrote:
>
> > Which program specifically ?
> >
> This is Mitchell, a car repair product.
>
> > Rod Speedwrote:
>
> > Its easy enough to do that with a CD burner.
> >
> I'm don't mean emulation on boot. I mean emulation in Windows (XP).
>
> > Rod Speedwrote:
>
> > It isnt hard to buy a floppy drive and plug one in temporarily
> either.
> That really doesn't answer anything about emulation. I think I would
> have done that already if I wasn't dealing with a laptop.
>
> So the original question was: Is there a program that will emulate a
> floppy drive under Windows?
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My gratitude goes to Harry331. I'll try it out later today. Other than
that, a couple of you may rejoice because I'm not coming back here. I
don't mind any more offending comments because I won't be here to see
them. But seriously, if you're not 13 years old anymore, learn some
manners.
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