re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 8:20 am Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) |I tried a DOS format | Bobbie | {semantics}FORMAT.COM is *NOT* a Windows program[1]; it ALWAYS runs under DOS--even when called from Windoze.{/semantics} |and it does not complete either. It says "unable to write BOOT record" |after going through the whole format thing and stating "Format Complete." | Hmmm. Makes me wonder if FORMAT.COM is corrupt on this box. You might try System File Checker: Put your Windows CD in the drive. Start; Run; Open: "SFC" Extract one file from installation disk; "FORMAT.COM"; Start Restore from; Browse; E:\WIN98\ [2] Save file in; Browse; C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ Start |I think I need a new drive?!?!? | How did the **Read the Last 25%** test go? [1] Windoze apps are NEVER named *.COM. [2] YMMV on the designation of the drive. Written in response to: re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Bobbie: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 6:38 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Bobbie: Mon, May 21, 2007, 2:08 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (gewg_: Mon, May 21, 2007, 3:58 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Bobbie: Tue, May 22, 2007, 7:02 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Keith Stanier: Tue, May 22, 2007, 4:09 am) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Bobbie: Tue, May 22, 2007, 6:38 am) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (gewg_: Tue, May 22, 2007, 8:20 am) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Ed: Tue, May 22, 2007, 4:06 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks -- Complete crap from Ed (gewg_: Tue, May 22, 2007, 4:46 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks -- Complete crap from Ed (DNA: Tue, May 22, 2007, 6:48 pm) Thread hijack: FAT16/FAT32 on a thumbdrive (gewg_: Wed, May 23, 2007, 8:57 am) Why FAT16?!?!? (DNA: Wed, May 23, 2007, 4:14 pm) re: Why FAT16?!?!? (gewg_: Wed, May 23, 2007, 5:35 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Bobbie: Tue, May 22, 2007, 7:04 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (dhm: Tue, May 22, 2007, 7:39 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Bobbie: Tue, May 22, 2007, 8:44 pm) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Don: Wed, May 23, 2007, 3:06 am) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Bobbie: Wed, May 23, 2007, 6:56 am) re: 3.5 floppy will not format disks (Bobbie: Wed, May 23, 2007, 3:16 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum