Enable the Windows XP Recovery Console to access a floppy disk

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Enabling floppy disk access in Windows XP's Recovery Console

Enable the Windows XP Recovery Console to access a floppy disk

By Greg Shultz
By Greg Shultz
Translation: endurer version: 2005.10.15 1st

Keywords:Windows XP | Microsoft Windows | operating systems | Network Administration/implementation

Keywords: Windows XP | Microsoft Windows | operating system | network management/administration/implementation

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Takeaway:
Don't let Windows XP's "Access Denied" error message deter you from copying a file from the hard disk to a floppy disk. greg Shultz fills you on a workaround that allows you to enable write access to a floppy disk from within Recovery Console.

Overview:
Do not let the "Access Denied" (Access denied) error message of Windows XP prevent you from copying files from the hard disk to a floppy disk. Greg Shultz provides you with a workspace that allows you to write floppy disks in the Recovery Console.

Have you ever been on a troubleshooting resume dition in Windows XP's Recovery Console and wanted to copy a file from the hard disk to a floppy disk? Is so, then you 've encountered the "Access Denied" error message, which informs you that by default Recovery Console doesn't allow write access to removable media such as a floppy disk. however, there's a workaround that will allow you to enable write access to floppy disk from within Recovery Console.
Have you ever found and fixed a fault in the Windows XP Recovery Console and want to copy the file from the hard disk to a floppy disk? If yes, you will encounter an "Access Denied" error message, telling you that by default, the Recovery Console does not allow access to removable media such as floppy disks. However, there is a workspace that allows you to write floppy disks in the Recovery Console.

Endurer note:
1. Troubleshooting N. Finds and repairs faults and resolves disputes
2. Distance dition N. Expedition, expedition, fast, dispatch

Follow these steps to enable floppy disk access in Recovery Console:
To restore the access to a floppy disk in the console, follow these steps:

Launch the Group Policy console (gpedit. MSC ).
Start the Group Policy console (start --> Run, enter: gpedit. msc, OK .)

Click computer configuration, Open Windows Settings | Security Settings | Local Computer ies and double-click Security Options.
Click computer configuration to go to Windows Settings, security settings, Local Policies, and double-click Security Options.

Locate and double-click the Recovery Console: Allow Floppy Copy and Access to All Drives and folders policy setting.
Locate and double-click "Recovery Console: Allows disk replication and access to all drives and Folders ".

Select the enabled Option Button and click OK.
Select "enabled" and click OK.

Exit the Group Policy console.
Log out of the Group Policy console.

Launch Recovery Console.
Start the Group Policy console

At the command prompt, type the following command and press [enter]:
Enter the following command at the command prompt and press Enter:

Set allowremovablemedia = true
Note: floppy disk access is disabled by default for security reasons and removing this restriction can be considered a breach of operating system security. as such, you may want to reverse this change at a later date.
Note: floppy disk access is disabled by default due to security reasons. Clearing this restriction may be considered a security gap in the operating system. Similarly, endurer Note: As such adv. Similarly, in the same volume, you can recover in the future.