Depends on how the program detects floppy changes. Be sure that
windows upated the floppy contents (f5 in the windows filemgr on a: ).

> the program is great on windows98 only so far

no, only wrt some odd (unsupported anyways) backup programs

Ok your saying try F5 key on windows xp should refresh mounted drives. Because its not just only floopy a: drive its c: also would not refesh once you mounted. I will try F5 see what that does thx for the info.

F5 key did not refresh mounted drives in dosbox I tryed ver .65 and lower same thing happens with program. F5 key just to refresh windows in general not for dosbox program.

I mount a dirve on c: then add text file in windows put in folder I tell dosbox refresh its mounted drive it doesnt do anything.

So is there bug only in xp or is there another key combo I need to press to get mounted drives to check drive for new files.

It would be nice to use this program on xp also if would take another look at new files on mounted drives.

Thx again...

> Ok your saying try F5 key on windows xp should refresh mounted drives.

No. Pressing the F5-key in the Windows Explorer should refresh the floppy
contents of the XP floppy cache. THEN and only then the CTRL-F4 inside
dosbox can refresh the mounted floppy contents.

> I mount a dirve on c: then add text file in windows put in folder I tell
> dosbox refresh its mounted drive it doesnt do anything.

Works fine for me. If you're on the dosbox commandline, you can also
type "refresh" instead of pressing CTRL-F4.

Both dont work ctrl -f4 is useless in windows xp and so is typeing the word "refresh" on command line of dosbox program.

error illegal command

Can anyone with xp get new list of files once you mount them or is just me. Nothing seems to get windows xp to check for new files.

Sorry, the command is "rescan".

Rescan seems to update drives also nice command. If there was a way to set to a key combo for that command would be best. Like ctrl-home or ctrl-end or maybe shift -f12. Or if you can just get windows xp to work with ctrl -f4 key would be great.

If you still want to restore items once you go to next disk if you try type anything it will jump out of restore process. That why maybe recan command assigned to key would be great. Or just geting Ctrl-f4 to work with windows xp maybe in next update you can fix that would be great.

If you need restore / backup program to check this out here is a site you can download. http://oldfiles.org.uk/powerload/msdos.htm here is the restore / backup command for ms-dos 5 its a great site.

Maybe you can add those command/program in next update also would be nice also.

Thx again 😊 😁 😁

xenatds wrote:

Or if you can just get windows xp to work with ctrl -f4 key would be great.

You must realize this is a local problem with your XP or DOSbox configuration. Ctrl-F4 works fine under XP, as it does on other OSes. You might want to read this post: "Special Keys" Don't work., as somebody there had a similar problem.

JAL

Yes, as rescan works fine some other program must be
stealing the ctrl-f4 key combination.

ok thx for the info.. Now im not sure how to find the program that stealing those key combonations.

When I press it doesnt do anything. If you have idea how track down what program stealing those keys let me know thx again..

ok I figured out with your link to other thread was a great help. It was the FLock button on keyboard for xp systems that has to be on. Then extra Ctrl F1-f12 keys work fine.. whohoooo thx... 😀 😀 Keep up the good work I love the program...

Stupid FLock key. I guess we should probably put that in the blue intro screen.

what was logitech thinking? I always wonder about that. Everyone seems to run into this problem and they never made it easy to turn off.