PowerBook G3 "Wallstreet" freezes when floppy disk is inserted

Hi!
I'm new to the Mac world. I am using a PowerBook G3 "wallstreet" as my entry level mac. I use it more on word processing and uses floppy disk for file sharing on Windows PC.
Recently, my mac freezes whenever I insert a floppy disk. I reinstalled the OS thinking that it might solve the problem.
I need solutions for this problem badly since I am working on my thesis. Thanks in advance

nydge,
Welcome to the Discussions.
You may not have the File Exchange Control Panel properly setup, but I would head over to the MacOS 9 Discussions for some expert advice.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=669

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