Disklavier

Please allow me to add on to this excellent method to format 720k disks
- the easiest way to do this in Windows XP is this:
   1. Click on "Start"
   2. Select "Run"
   3. Type in "cmd /k format a: /t:80 /n:9" (without the quotes) and hit
Enter.
   4. Follow the prompt (insert DD floppy and hit Enter).

The beauty is that the next time you need to do this, the long command
will be remembered in the previous commands of the "Run" box (as
pull-down selection), as long as you're logged in on the same computer
as the same user.

You can use other alternatives such as a batch file or a shortcut to
execute this (assuming that, like me, you sometimes have trouble
remembering seldom used DOS command switches), but the run box takes the
least effort.

Chine-Chine Wang


"Matthew E. Walworth" wrote:
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "jwross1" <jwross1@y...> wrote:
> >  Windows will not
> > let me format a 2DD disk.
> 
> There IS a way to format 720k disks in Windows XP. While Explorer won't let you do it,
> the command line will.
> 
> Open a command window (Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt).
> Type the following line:
> 
> format a: /t:80 /n:9
> 
> You will be prompted to insert a blank disk in the A: drive. Do so and then hit enter. If
> the disk you inserted is a double density disk, you should see progress messages as
> it is formatted. Wait until you get the command prompt back after which you can type
> exit to close the command window. From there XP should see the disk just fine and
> allow you to drag copy your files onto it.
> 
> ...matthew...
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