"1hbrown" <1hbrown@dftwildblue.com> wrote in message
news:ebaQfn9BGHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> .My OS: Win XP Pro /SP2. Floppy disk controller and Floppy disk drive are
> both recognized in "Device Manager", and the "Device Status" states that
> both are working properly but, the device does not recognize a disk when
it
> is inserted. I bought and installed a new floppy drive and I still have
the
> problem. Please help
>
>

Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com. If this works then your problem
is caused by Windows. It it fails then you have a hardware
problem.