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Virtual PC setup a virtual A:Drive?
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JohnM15141
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Nov 18, 2004, 12:54 PM
 
I'm running VPC 7 w/WinXP Pro on my Powerbook. I have an educational program that is on CD that requires a blank floppy in the A: Drive to record results. Is there any way I can setup a virtual drive that the program will think is the A: drive with a blank floppy installed? If so, how about some detailed instructions to follow. Thanks in advance!
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Nov 18, 2004, 01:03 PM
 
1. Window: Virtual Disk Assistant
2. Create empty floppy or hard disk image
3. Create floppy disk image
4. High density
5. Create Image
6. Drag onto "floppy" icon in VPC window.
     
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Nov 18, 2004, 01:13 PM
 
I followed those steps and everything works fine upto that last step.
I don't see a floppy icon in the VPC window. I opened up "my computer" and see an A: drive icon but when I drag and drop the floppy image onto it, it says error: insert blank floppy." I must be using the wrong floppy icon?

Originally posted by Mithras:
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6. Drag onto "floppy" icon in VPC window.
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Nov 18, 2004, 01:28 PM
 
You want the floppy icon that's in the lower-left hand corner, the one that's part of VPC, not Windows.
If you don't have one, then use the menu item Drives:Capture Floppy Image.

How to mount a floppy disk image in Virtual PC for Mac
     
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Nov 18, 2004, 01:39 PM
 
Found it, thanks, and thanks for the link. I'm up and running with a virtual A: drive!
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