Format a disk

[lgmerrell]

I just want to know how to format a floppy disk in A:
drive with XP. "Help" isn't very helpful.

[Gsry]

Left click on My Computer then right click on the A: drive icon. Then click on Format and follow the instructions. Oh yeah! Hav a floppy disc in. See Ya!

[Burt]

Igmerrell,
This is what you must do: Put floppy disk in first, then open
MY COMPUTER and then OPEN the A: drive... In the VERY TOP
LEFT corner of the window there is a little ICON in front of the
A:/.. You must RIGHT click that little ICON and then select
FORMAT and a new window will appear asking you in what way
you would like to format it ie: Quick format, etc..
Hope this helps.
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Burt
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"lgmerrell" > wrote in message
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> I just want to know how to format a floppy disk in A:
> drive with XP. "Help" isn't very helpful.

[Alex Nichol]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:951576

lgmerrell wrote:

>I just want to know how to format a floppy disk in A:
>drive with XP.

My computer. Right click the icon of the drive - take Format.

That only works for 1.44 MB floppies - to format a 720K one, if you
still have any, you have to launch Command Prompt and use
FORMAT A: T:80 /N:9

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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)