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I have downloaded a software HDD regenerator to remove bad sector from my HDD. That requires a floppy disk to make a bootable disk. Unfortunately my floppy drive isn't working now. So, is it possible to make a virtual floppy drive like Virtual CD/DVD drive?
THanks.

Instructions on how to create a floppy boot could be usefull too..Seeing as my computer says it needs 11 flopps to do it automatically. Yeah Right!

It is possible. You just need to find the program.

Try this program: VMWare's Virtual Floppy Driver

For what you want to do, gatepass007, you'll need a real floppy so you need a working floppy drive. With VMWare's VFD you can emulate that you have another floppy drive, but you really need a floppy to make it bootable and boot your computer using that floppy (and I suggest to real boot your computer with the floppy. Don't try to use VMWare's VFD, make a virtual floppy and then use VMWare to emulate a boot using that virtual floppy)

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Originally posted by Choli
For what you want to do, gatepass007, you'll need a real floppy so you need a working floppy drive. With VMWare's VFD you can emulate that you have another floppy drive, but you really need a floppy to make it bootable and boot your computer using that floppy (and I suggest to real boot your computer with the floppy. Don't try to use VMWare's VFD, make a virtual floppy and then use VMWare to emulate a boot using that virtual floppy)

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I just want to make a bootable floppy disk required by the program HDD Regenerator. I've tried VMWare's Virtual Floppy Driver  but that didn't worked. My 2 floppy drive (2 PC's) has been damaged. So, I just wanted a Virtual Floppy drive so that I can make a bootable CD from that.

You can't boot your computer from a virtual floopy drive, gatepass007, as Choli said. I think you should buy a REAL floopy drive...it doesn't cost very much (at least far less than an HDD)

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Originally posted by Mnjul
You can't boot your computer from a virtual floopy drive, gatepass007, as Choli said

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in fact, you can boot it from a virtual floppy, using vmware but it's highly unrecommended and even more if what you need to do is a repair in your damaged sector of the hdd

as mnjul said: buy a new floppy drive. They cost less than 10 € (~ $10)