I have Windows 98 SE. The floppy disk drive (A drive) has renamed itself as "removable disk (A:)" and when floppy disks are inserted, the computer does not recognise them.

How do I put this right?Go to Control Panel/Device Manager, right click on it and delete it. Reboot your computer and look again. It should be back to normal.

What spywarfe/adware/virus solutions do you have in place and being used? (I just always have to ask....)I've gone to control panel, but can't find device manager!

I have Norton Internet security software.Control Panel / System / Hardware / Device ManagerOk, got as far as device manager, but not SURE what to right click on. there's no mention of A drive or removable disk in the list so far as I can seeYou have to click on an item (on the plus sign) to expand the list. You will find it there.I thought that, but I can't find what I want.
Under the Disk Drive bit there is just the hard drive. There's also Floppy Disk Controllers which opens up to STANDARD Floppy Disk Controller. Is that what I need? There's nothing else that seems APPROPRIATE, but no specific mention of A drive or removable disk.That's right Joanne, remove the standard floppy disk controller and then reboot the computer. Windows should re-detect and reinstallt he drivers for the floppy disk drive. If you encounter the same ISSUE again it's likely not a driver related issue and something else such as a bad floppy disk drive. One additional step you can do before determing it's a bad floppy disk drive is try to boot to a bootable floppy diskette. Such as your Windows 98 boot disk.Cheers for all the help.  Have tried removing standard floppy disk controller and rebooting, but has not worked, so sounds like I've got a dodgy disk drive.  [smiley=dankk2.gif]