[duxuser] Re: Can I get replacement media for older DBT?
- From: Dave Durber <dadurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:34:18 -0400
I had a similar situation, where I could read a floppy disk on one
machine but not another.
It turned out that the read/write head of the floppy disk drive in the
second machine had somehow gone out of alignment. So, obviously, when
I inserted the floppy disk, the read/write head could not find the
recorded tracks on the disk with the result that the operating system
reported that the disk was blank, even though I knew it was not.
Try the disk in the original machine to make sure that the disk is
still readable and you can read the names of the files on the disk.
If you can use Scan disk on the machine, than scan the disk to ensure
the integrity of the disk.
Hear is another suggestion. Format a disk in the machine that would
not read the Duxbury disk and then copy some files to it. Then try
reading the disk in the machine that could read the Duxbury disk.
On the other hand, if the second machine is set up to receive e-mail,
you could save yourself the time and bother by sending the files from
the first machine to the second machine as attachments to an e-mail to
yourself, then copy them to the disk that you had formatted on the
second machine and run the installation as normal.
I wish you luck.
Sincerely:
Dave Durber
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:16:29 -0400, you wrote:
>Dale,
>
>I don't think Scandisk will do anything if your disk is so damaged
>that Windows wants to reformat it. I'd give Duxbury a call and see
>if they can send you a replacement.
>
>Steve
>
>On Wednesday 9/28/05 23:40 Dale Leavens wrote:
>>I have a copy of DBT on my computer at work and one on my old
>>desktop here at home however the desktop died a rather sad death
>>nearly a year ago now. I thought I had DBT installed here on my
>>notebook however last night when I tried to work with a .DXB file
>>sent here from work I discovered I hadn't installed DBT. Tonight I
>>brought home the floppy diskettes to install, three of the four
>>appear to be in good condition however the first one with set-up on
>>it doesn't. The computer complains that the diskette is not
>>formatted and offers to do so for me. I also discovered then that
>>there isn't apparently a scandisk utility on XP pro. In fact neither
>>of the two usual disk utilities, defrag or disk cleanup can be
>>pointed to the USB floppy drive. I was hoping that a touch of the
>>old scandisk might render the diskette readable. All it wants to do
>>is format or not.
>>
>>Unfortunately the materials I wanted to print are needed for my trip
>>to Houston tomorrow morning so that is out, I mostly just wanted to
>>rearrange it a little for embossing on my double sided printer here,
>>I can and will use the single sided copy I made at work. More
>>usually now I use the software that came with the Index D here at
>>home but only DBT recognizes the .DXB file.
>>
>>Anyway, I believe this is version 10.2, it was purchased in December 1999.
>>
>>Some day I will buy a newer version, I would really like to be able
>>to emboss directly from Word which is why I prefer the Index
>>software here but for now this will have to do!
>>
>>The license disk and disks 2 and 3 appear to be fine. This has been
>>sitting on a shelf now for nearly 5 years tucked away in the binder.
>>Aren't CDs a wonderful improvement?
>>
>>When I get back I will try touching it up with Scandisk at work but
>>I am not hopeful.
>>
>>Thanks for any information or advice.
>>
>>Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
>>DLeavens@xxxxxxx
>>Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.
>>
>>
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