when i try to format a floppy disk on windows XP, i start to do it and then get an error message that says windows was not able to complete format...any suggestions?
2006-10-10 14:37:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Happened to me before. I just ended up replacing the floppy disk.
2006-10-10 14:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a different floppy. Make sure it's being formatted to the correct capacity. Worst case scenario is that the floppy drive may be going bad.
2006-10-10 21:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by Jordan L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jordan L is most likely correct about your floppy drive going bad.... hell i haven't used a floppy since 1999... my suggestion would be to get one of those portable USB flash drives 512 to 1 gig or so... its well worth it and you'll never need a floppy disk again.
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2006-10-10 21:52:16 · answer #3 · answered by PC-Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Floppy disks are about to disappear e.g. Windows 98... try storing your files in USB's ... (",)
2006-10-10 21:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by helpdesk916 ♦♣♠♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the little write protect tab in the corner of the disk is set to unlocked
2006-10-10 21:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by rsist34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋