Standard Floppy Disk Controller Driver Download
Try this from a long-dead newsgroup: (disclaimer - it may or may not work in Win 7!)Courtesy of Gene Hora:'I had the same problem with 2 XP systems, different floppy manufacturers.Iread a long-time back on this NG a long history of the problem. EssentiallyMicrosoft KB 309623 says WinXP supports only 1.44MB disk format. 3-mode FD'scapable of reading/writing 720KB, 1.2MB and 1.44MB require special driversupport and support for this feature is not included in Windows XP. Seefollowing:The writer (and I can't recall who that was) did some exhaustive researchand found a place for a driver. I downloaded that driver and it cured myno-format problem on the PC that was giving trouble. Now both PCs can formatand read the floppy disks.
Driver link (this is a download only):Instructions as outlined in the writer's article:1. Download driver2. Unzip the driver - extract the file to a folder.3.
Open Windows XP's Device Manager, expand the 'Floppy disk controllers'heading, and double-click the listing for 'Standard floppy disk controller.' Click the 'Driver' tab, then click the 'Update Driver' button.5. Select the 'Install from a list or specific location' radio button andclick the 'Next' button.6. Select the'Don't search.
I will choose the driver to install.' Radiobutton and click the 'Next' button.7. Click the'Have Disk' button; then, click the'Browse' button.
Browse tothe location that you extracted the files to in Step 2 and double-click the'VIA3MFPY.INF' file. The, click the'OK' button.8. You should now have 'VIA 3-mode floppy controller' highlighted in thedrivers list.
Click the 'Next' button to begin the driver file copy. Oncethe file copy is complete, your floppy disk drive will access 3 times(checking all 3 'modes' ). This is normal. Click the 'Finish' button when thedriver installation is complete.9a. You may, or may not, have a device labeled 'Unknown Device' inthe'Other Devices' heading in Device Manager. If so, continue with step 9a.If not, skip to step 9b. If you have a device labeled 'Unknown Device' inthe 'Other Devices' heading in Device Manager, right-click on it and select'Update Driver.'
Follow steps 5 through 8 to complete the installation of'Floppy disk drive' (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers listin step 8 may be different during this step - this is normal). Once you'veclick the 'Finish' button, continue on to step 10.9b. If you do not have a device labeled 'Unknown Device' in the 'OtherDevices' heading in Device Manager, expand the 'Floppy disk drives' headingin Device Manager and double-click the listing for 'floppy disk drive.' Follow steps 4 through 8 to complete the installation of 'Floppy disk drive'(note that the naming of the driver in the drivers list in step 8 may bedifferent during this step - this is normal).
Once you've clicked the'finish' button, continue on to step 10.10. Reboot your PC. This should let you know if all of your hard workREALLY paid off. Check the Device Manager one last time to be sure that younow have the'VIA 3-mode floppy controller listed under the 'Floppy diskcontrollers' heading. Put a file on a floppy in Win98 (or another non-SP OS)and you should now be able to access it in Windows XP (and vice-versa)without issue.
Try this from a long-dead newsgroup: (disclaimer - it may or may not work in Win 7!)Courtesy of Gene Hora:'I had the same problem with 2 XP systems, different floppy manufacturers.Iread a long-time back on this NG a long history of the problem. EssentiallyMicrosoft KB 309623 says WinXP supports only 1.44MB disk format. 3-mode FD'scapable of reading/writing 720KB, 1.2MB and 1.44MB require special driversupport and support for this feature is not included in Windows XP.
Seefollowing:The writer (and I can't recall who that was) did some exhaustive researchand found a place for a driver. I downloaded that driver and it cured myno-format problem on the PC that was giving trouble. Now both PCs can formatand read the floppy disks. Driver link (this is a download only):Instructions as outlined in the writer's article:1. Download driver2. Unzip the driver - extract the file to a folder.3. Open Windows XP's Device Manager, expand the 'Floppy disk controllers'heading, and double-click the listing for 'Standard floppy disk controller.'
Click the 'Driver' tab, then click the 'Update Driver' button.5. Select the 'Install from a list or specific location' radio button andclick the 'Next' button.6.
Driver For Floppy Disk Drive
Select the'Don't search. I will choose the driver to install.' Radiobutton and click the 'Next' button.7. Click the'Have Disk' button; then, click the'Browse' button. Browse tothe location that you extracted the files to in Step 2 and double-click the'VIA3MFPY.INF' file. The, click the'OK' button.8. You should now have 'VIA 3-mode floppy controller' highlighted in thedrivers list.
Click the 'Next' button to begin the driver file copy. Oncethe file copy is complete, your floppy disk drive will access 3 times(checking all 3 'modes' ).
This is normal. Click the 'Finish' button when thedriver installation is complete.9a. You may, or may not, have a device labeled 'Unknown Device' inthe'Other Devices' heading in Device Manager. If so, continue with step 9a.If not, skip to step 9b.
If you have a device labeled 'Unknown Device' inthe 'Other Devices' heading in Device Manager, right-click on it and select'Update Driver.' Follow steps 5 through 8 to complete the installation of'Floppy disk drive' (note that the naming of the driver in the drivers listin step 8 may be different during this step - this is normal). Once you'veclick the 'Finish' button, continue on to step 10.9b. If you do not have a device labeled 'Unknown Device' in the 'OtherDevices' heading in Device Manager, expand the 'Floppy disk drives' headingin Device Manager and double-click the listing for 'floppy disk drive.' Follow steps 4 through 8 to complete the installation of 'Floppy disk drive'(note that the naming of the driver in the drivers list in step 8 may bedifferent during this step - this is normal). Once you've clicked the'finish' button, continue on to step 10.10.
Reboot your PC. This should let you know if all of your hard workREALLY paid off. Check the Device Manager one last time to be sure that younow have the'VIA 3-mode floppy controller listed under the 'Floppy diskcontrollers' heading.
Standard Floppy Disk Controller Driver Download For Pc
Put a file on a floppy in Win98 (or another non-SP OS)and you should now be able to access it in Windows XP (and vice-versa)without issue.