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-----Original Message-----
From: stocken395 [mailto:stocken395@...] 
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 7:00 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [disklavier] Format a 720 Disk with Windows XP

Hello, is their anyway one can format a 720 Disk with windows XP or 
a utility progran I can download. Thanks in advance Gus



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> 
> Hi, Stocken,
> 
> The first time I can contribute to the disklavier group.!
> 
> I live in Sri Lanka where there is not much available in the way of
> hardware. It was impossible to find 720k double density floppy's
> locally.
> Hence I have formatted the 1.44 2HD floppy's to double density 720 using
> normal format on dos mode. You can also do it by windows by going to my
> computer and right clicking (I think) to format and then select the type
> as 720k but it takes a little longer. Before you format the trick is
> that you need to cover the extra hole on the left side in the 2HD
> diskettes (not the write protect tab but the other) using some paper and
> tape as thin as possible so that you want get the disk stuck in the
> drive.
> 
> Once you are in dos mode write and if you are on C: drive then you need
> to write c:\format a:/f:720
> If you need to check other switches just type c:\format/?
> 
> This should give you all the other formats as well.
> 
> Rgds
> Budds
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stocken395 [mailto:stocken395@...]
> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 7:00 PM
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [disklavier] Format a 720 Disk with Windows XP
> 
> Hello, is their anyway one can format a 720 Disk with windows XP or
> a utility progran I can download. Thanks in advance Gus
> 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chine-Chine Wang [mailto:chine@...] 
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 11:55 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Format a 720 Disk with Windows XP

Nice try Budds, but this will not work for Windows XP users because you
don't get the 720Kb option when formatting a floppy via GUI, and in XP's
command prompt (fake DOS mode) "/f:720" is not a valid parameter for the
format command.

CCW


Buddhika wrote:
> 
> Hi, Stocken,
> 
> The first time I can contribute to the disklavier group.!
> 
> I live in Sri Lanka where there is not much available in the way of
> hardware. It was impossible to find 720k double density floppy's
> locally.
> Hence I have formatted the 1.44 2HD floppy's to double density 720
using
> normal format on dos mode. You can also do it by windows by going to
my
> computer and right clicking (I think) to format and then select the
type
> as 720k but it takes a little longer. Before you format the trick is
> that you need to cover the extra hole on the left side in the 2HD
> diskettes (not the write protect tab but the other) using some paper
and
> tape as thin as possible so that you want get the disk stuck in the
> drive.
> 
> Once you are in dos mode write and if you are on C: drive then you
need
> to write c:\format a:/f:720
> If you need to check other switches just type c:\format/?
> 
> This should give you all the other formats as well.
> 
> Rgds
> Budds
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stocken395 [mailto:stocken395@...]
> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 7:00 PM
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [disklavier] Format a 720 Disk with Windows XP
> 
> Hello, is their anyway one can format a 720 Disk with windows XP or
> a utility progran I can download. Thanks in advance Gus
> 
> To Post a message to the group, send it to:
disklavier@...
> 
> To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and
> moderator, send it to:
> disklavier-owner@...
> 
> To reach our group's web site go to:
> http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier
> 
> Todd's family web site was completely rewritten in June 2001 and
> contains some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among
other
> things, The url is:
> http://MuncyFamily.com
> 
> THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP?
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> 
> To Post a message to the group, send it to:
disklavier@...
> 
> To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and
moderator, send it to:
> disklavier-owner@...
> 
> To reach our group's web site go to:
> http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier
> 
> Todd's family web site was completely rewritten in June 2001 and
contains some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among other
things, The url is:
> http://MuncyFamily.com
> 
> THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP?
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Todd's family web site was completely rewritten in June 2001 and
contains some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among other
things, The url is:
http://MuncyFamily.com

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> 
> Hello, is their anyway one can format a 720 Disk with windows XP or
> a utility progran I can download. Thanks in advance Gus
> 
> 
> To Post a message to the group, send it to:   disklavier@...
> 
> To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and moderator, send it to:
> disklavier-owner@...
> 
> To reach our group's web site go to:
> http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier
> 
> Todd's family web site was completely rewritten in June 2001 and contains some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among other things, The url is:
> http://MuncyFamily.com
> 
> THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP?
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>
>

-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Beigel [mailto:carolrpt@...] 
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 4:56 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Format a 720 Disk with Windows XP

That certainly sounds like a very clever idea!  I think laptop
manufacturers 
have shot themselves in the foot by using XP and Windows 2000.  Too many

computer controlled gizzmos still use DOS.  I wanted to buy a new laptop
a 
couple of months ago, but decided it was a waste of money.  It would
have 
cost $1700 and still would not have run DOS or have a built-in
microphone.  
I found the perfect unit I needed for $350 - a Compaq Ipaq.  It runs my 
tuning software, controls my telescope, works with the GPS and fits in
my 
pocket!  It would be nice if someone were to write some MIDI software
for 
the thing (a program is available for the Palm pilots)so I could use it
with 
my Disklavier!

Carol Beigel


>From: Chine-Chine Wang <chine@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [disklavier] Format a 720 Disk with Windows XP
>Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 22:58:25 -0400
>
>OK folks - I *think* I just found out a way to format 720Kb double
>density floppies in Windows XP.  Here's how:
>
>1. Have at hand one FORMATTED and BLANK double density floppy disk -
>let's call it disk A; and another double density floppy that you want
to
>format - lets call it disk B.
>
>2. Insert disk A into your floppy drive.  Go to My Computer ->
>right-click on the floppy drive -> select "Copy Disk".
>
>3. Press [Enter] to let disk A be the source disk, wait.
>
>4. When prompted, eject disk A and insert disk B.  Press [Enter] to let
>disk B be the destination disk, wait again... and voila.
>
>Tested out once and it worked.  And for that matter, your "disk A"
>doesn't necessarily need to be blank - after the image copying is done,
>WinXP can delete the duplicated files from "disk B".
>
>***I know this is a bit round-about and I'd much prefer having a
program
>that does this job - unfortunately the market is probably too small for
>somebody to write one.  I've tried copying different versions of
>format.com to WinXP, but didn't work.  The above method is the only one
>that worked for me without requiring the use of another computer (the
>only thing you do need is a formatted double density disk to be the
>source).
>
>Hope this is of some help for people who have older Disklaviers and
>Windows XP computers!
>
>Chine-Chine Wang
>
>
>
>
>stocken395 wrote:
> >
> > Hello, is their anyway one can format a 720 Disk with windows XP or
> > a utility progran I can download. Thanks in advance Gus
> >
> >
> > To Post a message to the group, send it to:
disklavier@...
> >
> > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and 
>moderator, send it to:
> > disklavier-owner@...
> >
> > To reach our group's web site go to:
> > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier
> >
> > Todd's family web site was completely rewritten in June 2001 and 
>contains some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among
other 
>things, The url is:
> > http://MuncyFamily.com
> >
> > THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP?
> > If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too much

>mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery option
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>That will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to the group.
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>you insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to:
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> > disklavier-subscribe@... or give them this link:
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> >
> >
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Carol Beigel
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