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Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / January 2008Floppy Drive will not mount
Just upgraded OSX from 10.3.9 to 10.4.11 on a G4. Using VPC7.03 with XP. Prior to OSX upgrade everything was ok. After upgrade to OSX 10.4.11, floppy drive will not mount into Windows. The floppy will mount only on the Mac desktop. Also the Window's desktop freezes until floppy is ejected from Mac desktop. I did reinstall VPC additions but problem remains. I use floppy to backup a Windows based accounting software file. On Jan 26, 10:55 pm, BL...@officeformac.com wrote: > Just upgraded OSX from 10.3.9 to 10.4.11 on a G4. Using VPC7.03 with XP. Prior to OSX upgrade everything was ok. After upgrade to OSX 10.4.11, floppy drive will not mount into Windows. The floppy will mount only on the Mac desktop. Also the Window's desktop freezes until floppy is ejected from Mac desktop. I did reinstall VPC additions but problem remains. I use floppy to backup a Windows based accounting software file. Yes I think that is a bug in Virtual PC cause I am using 10.5.1 and my iPod and my USB HD will not mount under 2000 and XP. You may be correct re a bug. However, I discovered a easy work around. By unmounting the disk icon from the Mac desktop by dragging it to the trash, the floppy will mount in Windows. Also, the Windows eject command also works. I may reinstall VPC etc later in an attempt to clear bug. Here are comments re TBLUHP problem. I have not experienced this issue under OSX 10.4.11. I have been able to connect a flash drive and Garman GPS units to Windows by enabling USB under PC settings. On Jan 27, 11:36 am, BL...@officeformac.com wrote: > You may be correct re a bug. However, I discovered a easy work around. By unmounting the disk icon from the Mac desktop by dragging it to the trash, the floppy will mount in Windows. Also, the Windows eject command also works. I may reinstall VPC etc later in an attempt to clear bug. Here are comments re TBLUHP problem. I have not experienced this issue under OSX 10.4.11. I have been able to connect a flash drive and Garman GPS units to Windows by enabling USB under PC settings. What's the Windows eject command? At the bottom of the Windows desktop, under the "Start" button is a disk icon. This icon should turn from gray to black when a a floppy is inserted in the drive. Clicking on that icon shows an "eject floppy" command. On Jan 27, 5:16 pm, BL...@officeformac.com wrote: > At the bottom of the Windows desktop, under the "Start" button is a disk icon. This icon should turn from gray to black when a a floppy is inserted in the drive. Clicking on that icon shows an "eject floppy" command. There is also an 'Eject Floppy' in the Drive option on the Virtual PC Menu bar across the top of your screen. The Floppy Drive problem was discovered wih the release of VPC 7.0. The actual issue is that the Mac OS will not automatically release control of the floppy drive to the VPC application. It has to be done manually. It was reported to Apple and they, of course, denied responsibility and referred the issue to Microsoft. Same old rubber ball syndrome that's been around for decades between the two companies. Thanks for info. Since the problem surfaced when updating from OSX 10.3.9 to 10.4, I would assume that Apple modified the interface between VP 7 and OSX. Also, since 10.4. is used on Intel Macs where VPC isn't needed, why would Apple fix the problem? Let this be a message to all of those who feel compelled to update OS. Only update when it is mandatory. |
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