Re: 3.5 floppy wont format in xp

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"liltxdoxies" <liltxdoxies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Does anyone know of a update or something I can do to fix this so it will
format it.
Its straight out of the package so I dont understand why it wont format
it.
I have tried several disk but same thing. Windows was unable to complete
format.

XP can have a problem with anti-virus programs that will stop you from
formatting a floppy. Try to format it using the cmd prompt. Use the command
format a: /x


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