Re: Under Win XP Pro SP2 Need to Format Floppy with DOS Command Format A:/S

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Answered in the general news group.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

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" AA Smith" <SmithRMS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I need to flash the BIOS on my motherboard. First, however, I need to
>create a BOOTABLE floppy on which to save the original motherboard BIOS and
>the flash memory writer before flashing the motherboard to the new BIOS.
>That way, if the new BIOS doesn't work, I can Flash the old BIOS onto my
>mb,.
>
> A WinXP Pro SP2 Command Prompt will not permit me to execute Format A:/S.
> So, how can I create a bootable floppy disk under WinXP Pro SP2?
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> With kindest regards,
>
> *** Smith
>


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