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In Win -XP:
Close the "size hole" on the diskette whit some tape (the hole without the little wright protection bit) .
Press "RUN" on start menu, and type CMD.
The command window shows up.
Put the diskette in drive A: (if that's the one you intend to use).
Type: Format A: /T:80 /N:9
Answer the following question and the format will proceed.
It takes a while, but when it's done you get the question to format an other disk answer: N ,and you are done.
Note that the file system is FAT, that works on most systems (Like Amiga and DOS), but not all (Not on old MAC).
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How do you transfer files to a floppy disk?
1. Insert the floppy disk into the drive.2. Open "My Computer"3. Double-click the floppy drive icon.4. Drag and drop the files you want to the floppy disk, or right-click the files, select "Copy", and right-click in the floppy disk folder and select "Paste."If number 3 returns an error that the disk is not formatted, right-click the floppy drive icon and select "Format."
How do you format a hard drive with Windows 95?
For any disk OTHER THAN THE ONE YOU BOOT FROM, simply open a command prompt and type: format d: (where "d" is the designator of the disk that you want to format) OR open windows explorer, select "my computer" then right click on the drive you want to format (again, it can't be the disk you boot from" If you want to format your C drive you'll need to boot from some other medium, such as the installation disk or a floppy.
You have a computer witch you need to reformat but the CD drive is not working how can you reformat computer using some sort of program?
If you want to format your computer without using a CD drive it is no problem. All you need is a floppy ROM. Insert a floppy disk into your computer, then go to My Computer, right click on floppy ROM icon, and click format. Click the quick format check box and click create a start up disk or create format disk check box. Next click start. Now your format dist is ready. Restart your system, set your first boot to start computer with floppy ROM support from BIOS, then save and exit. Now start your computer with floppy support. Enter, then choose start computer with prompt after just hit the Y and N buttons later. You have to write A:\>Format C or D the click enter.
Does the floppy disk still have a roll to play?
no floppy discs are almost completely useless these days, unless you want to make something out of them.
How can windows explorer be used for formatting a disk?
Go To My Computer and OPEN the folder. Right-click the Disk you want formatted. Left-click to pick Format and choose your options, to format for instance A: disk. It will erase any files on any disk you choose to FORMAT so choose only a drive you want to clear and format.
How do you format a disk in Windows XP?
Open "My Computer" on the Desktop, right click on the disk you want to format under "Hard Disk Drives" and then click on "Format". Select the required options and then click on "Start"...
How do you make bootable floppy disc of window NT?
From which platform? From a Windows platform, insert the floppy into your disk drive. You can do this any number of ways but I'll give you the two easiest for me: 1. Right click on start, hit explore, drag your data to the disk drive. It will copy it, not move it. Remove disk. 2. In the program that opens the data you want to transfer (so perhaps Word for a paper you wrote), have the data open in the window, click on File, Save As, and Save it to your floppy drive (usually drive A). Close program. Remove disk.
How do you reformat to Windows 98 SE and get rid of the Windows ME that is on the PC now?
To anser you're question, First you uninstall Me. Then you need a floppy of windows 98 and the Installation disk for window's 98. First you use the 98 floppy to format. You will have an a:\ prompt that you type format c: so that it reads A:\FORMAT C:. Press enter, and push y, for yes to format. After format, type in the drive letter to you're cd-rom and push enter. Then type INSTALL and enter.This will load windows 98 .Follow the load directions from there. If there is anything in your computer that you want to save (documents, email, pictures, etc.) then print out or save to disk or CD what is important. If you don't save what you want, it will be completely erased by following these instructions. Also, be sure you have a valid installation key for Windows 98. You can't install Windows without it. Now, create a floppy boot disk: Put a blank floppy disk into drive A:, then go to Start-->Programs-->Accessories-->Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type FORMAT A: /S and press Enter. Follow the prompts to format the floppy disk (it will automatically be made bootable). Next, restart your computer *with the floppy disk still in the drive*. You need your PC to "boot" from the floppy disk. If it does not and instead loads Windows ME again, restart your computer and get into your BIOS (which, depending on the model of you PC, will require you to press DEL, F1, F2, F10, INSERT, or perhaps some other key as your PC starts--check your manual). In the BIOS change the Boot Order to make your floppy drive the first boot device, the CD drive the second boot device, and your hard drive the 3rd boot device. Save the changes in the BIOS and restart again. Now, having booted from the floppy disk, at the A:\> prompt, type FORMAT C: and follow the prompts to erase your hard drive. [WARNING! Anything you did not save on your computer will be lost after the format!] After the format, remove the floppy disk and restart your PC with your Windows 98 CD in your CD drive. Again, if the PC does not boot from the CD, access the BIOS and check your boot device order. The Windows 98 CD should start and walk you through installing a clean copy of Windows 98 on your PC. [Note that bootlegged and otherwise copied Windows 98 CDs probably won't be able to boot your computer.]
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Where is the 3 and a half Floppy disk drive on an Dell Inspiron 1520?
The Dell Inspiron is not equipped with an internal or external floppy drive. If you want to use floppies with it, you'll have to purchase an external USB floppy drive.
I want to remove write protection on a floppy disk but i can't find any tab that every one says Is there something wrong with this disk?
If it is a 3.5" floppy and is missing the sliding tab I think it can be covered with a piece of tape to make it writable.
What can you not do to a write protected floppy disk?
The hard plastic case has a slider in it which you can use to open or close the notch as you want. When the notch is open the disk is write protected.
