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Old March 28th 03, 08:59 AM
Lizerd
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Default Formatting floppies

A similar question...
Is the 5 1/4 still supported by XP???
I can read and write to it, but when I try to format it, I do not have a
size option...
(I had some old disks I was checking.....)


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"JerryM" wrote in message
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Just a question,
In Windows 98se and previous versions, when formatting floppies, you could
format without user intervention.
Example:
format a: /autotest

Do they have anything like it in XP?

Jerry




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Old March 28th 03, 09:18 AM
E.P. van Westendorp
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Default Formatting floppies

See MicroSoft Knowledge Base:
Floppy Disk Formats That Are Supported in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;309623
And you will see the only floppy size that can be formatted in XP is the
1.44 MB 3.5" one.

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Lizerd wrote:
A similar question...
Is the 5 1/4 still supported by XP???
I can read and write to it, but when I try to format it, I do not have a
size option...
(I had some old disks I was checking.....)


 




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