VFD Troubleshooting
Frequent VFD Opening Issues
Gilles Vollant WinImage Not Present
You attempt to load your VFD file and get an error such as "%%os%% Can't Open The VFD File Extension". If this is the case, it's usually due to the fact that you do not have Gilles Vollant WinImage for %%os%% installed on your computer. This will prevent you from double-clicking to open the VFD file because the OS doesn’t know how to handle it.
Tip: If you have another software that you know opens VFD files, you can select it by hitting the "Show Apps" button.
Wrong Version of Gilles Vollant WinImage is Installed
Sometimes your installed version of Gilles Vollant WinImage won't support your Virtual Floppy Disk file. Installing the latest version of Gilles Vollant WinImage from Gilles Vollant is recommended. Your Virtual Floppy Disk file was probably created by a newer release of Gilles Vollant WinImage than what's currently installed your computer.
Tip: You can sometimes get hints about the right program version by right-clicking on the VFD file, selecting "Properties", and looking at the version information.
Ultimately, most of the difficulties opening VFD files are due to having the wrong version of Gilles Vollant WinImage installed.
More Causes of Problems Opening VFDs
In the majority of cases, installing the right version of Gilles Vollant WinImage will resolve your issue. There can be external issues inside of %%os%% that are causing these errors when opening VFDs. Other contributing causes:
- VFD file type Registry entries are wrong
- Accidental deletion of the description of the VFD file in the Windows registry
- Defective install of a VFD program, such as Gilles Vollant WinImage
- Something has caused file corruption of your VFD
- Malware-tainted VFD file can't be opened
- Hardware associated with VFD has outdated drivers
- Windows cannot load your Virtual Floppy Disk file due to insufficient resources (eg. RAM)
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