how to format a disk?

Answer 1

Here is an easy way to format a floppy disk on a windows xp, or 98 computer.

1.) Put the disk in the drive
2.) Double click on my computer on yoru desktop.
3.) Right hand click on 3 1/2 floppy disk drive
4.) Select Format.

good luck!

Answer 2

Go into My Computer right click the drive and hit format. If you want to format an Hard Drive that has your O/S use a boot disk and at command prompt type fdisk. After that follow the on screen instructions or at command prompt type format C: where C is your hardrive. It could be D, E, F but usally C

Answer 3

Assuming Windows XP...
and that you do NOT want to format your hard drive...
I am guessing that you want to format a floppy disk.

Put the disk in your floppy drive
Open My Computer and look for the icon for the a: floppy drive
Right click on the icon and select format from the menu

Answer 4

Put the operating system disk inside the CD and shutdown the computer and turn it again wen ask you boot from the CD press whatever key and you will be install windows or ( ? ) from scratch fallow the directions, wen ask you about format just do it.....

Answer 5

have to format your c drive from off another drive, like an a: floppy or a cd, Note if your formatting your boot drive "C" you have to put the sys files on it so it can boot, format your c drive like this, say froma floppy a drive
a: format c:/s
the /s puts the system files on

Answer 6

If you're talking about your hard drive, then go to the dos prompt, and type in c:/format. It should notify that you will be wiping out all data and do you wish to continue.

Answer 7

what kind of disk, and what format type

Answer 8

at a command prompt type format c: for HD or use a: for floppy