formatting floppy disks

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I have bought floppy disks that are preformatted. 3.5", 1.44 MB HD. Why is
the computer telling me the disk is not formatted, and why is it that when I
try to format them it can't format it? Also, I looked on the help section and
it says this type of windows can accept these disks. Why is it not then?
 
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jr8chik said:
I have bought floppy disks that are preformatted. 3.5", 1.44 MB
HD.
Why is the computer telling me the disk is not formatted,
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Probably because of the issue explained here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=140060

and why is
it that when I try to format them it can't format it? Also, I
looked
on the help section and it says this type of windows can accept
these
disks. Why is it not then?
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When you say HD, are these 720KB diskettes? I believe that the
1.44MB ones are called DD. Windows XP can't normally format 720KB
diskettes, but you can do so by issuing the format command from a
command prompt, as follows:

format a: /t:80 /n:9
 
Ken said:
When you say HD, are these 720KB diskettes? I believe that the
1.44MB ones are called DD. Windows XP can't normally format 720KB
diskettes, but you can do so by issuing the format command from a
command prompt, as follows:
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Been away from floppies too long, Ken. The 1.44 MB diskettes
are HD (high density); the 720 KB diskettes ard DD (double
density).
 
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Ghostrider said:
Been away from floppies too long, Ken. The 1.44 MB diskettes
are HD (high density); the 720 KB diskettes ard DD (double
density).
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You're absolutely right. I just went to Scott Mueller's
"Upgrading and Repairing PCs" and looked it up (which is what I
should have done in the first place instead of relying on my
faulty memory).

My apologies.
 
I have bought floppy disks that are preformatted. 3.5", 1.44 MB HD. Why is
the computer telling me the disk is not formatted, and why is it that when I
try to format them it can't format it? Also, I looked on the help section and
it says this type of windows can accept these disks. Why is it not then?
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You have lousy disks. I had this problem several years ago with Compusa
disks. Further, disks that I had files on generated the same message.
Floppy disks are cheap. They are not made to a high quality standard. Try
another brand. I currently use Imation.
 
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