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I want to install images of 1.44 floppy disks. These images come with a program called vfd.
The install with
vfd.exe install
works fine.
The required
vfd.exe starts
aborts with the message
Failed to start the Virtual FD driver. This driver has been blocked from loading.
I did this from a cmd.exe with Admin Privileges.
Any suggestions ??
nilo de roock
Posted 2017-11-09T17:02:20.437
Reputation: 101
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vfd.exe states
This is a virtual floppy drive for Windows NT / 2000 / XP developed by Ken Kato
(Reported to work also on 2003 Server and Vista).
Note !!! This version works only on 32 bit systems !!!
There looks to be some info there but considering the changelog for the latest version states Added platform checking so that VFD does not start on 64 bit OS. you may be out of luck with the version you have.
Unless you are comfortable compiling from source or are willing to trust a patched executable submitted from a single person on the internet then you may be out of luck as this software appears abandoned.
You might have some luck extracting the disk files using something like 7-zip if they are in a standard disk image format.
Mokubai
Posted 2017-11-09T17:02:20.437
Reputation: 64 434
Is it possible to create a 32 bit virtual machine on a 64 bit system ? – nilo de roock – 2017-11-09T17:40:34.860
The files are designed to run a floppy drive, it is an install of a classic program. – nilo de roock – 2017-11-09T17:42:02.617
@niloderoock it definitely is possible and would probably be the easiest way to get access. It's probably worth using Windows XP 32-bit for compatibility, if you can find or have access to a legitimate copy. – Mokubai – 2017-11-09T17:42:35.970
1If the driver is not signed and you are using a 64-bit version of Windows 10 then you will have to disabled driver enforcement to use unsigned drivers – Ramhound – 2017-11-09T17:03:30.197
That is one route I'll follow. – nilo de roock – 2017-11-09T17:42:52.553