floppy drive formating

[perico]

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Hello sir
I use window XP and someting happen I can only format in FAT. I was able in
the past to format with NTFS. Lost all my choices during formating. Please
help.
--
roberto

 

[Guest]

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"perico" <perico@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9299DC2F-1AB8-4A72-BFD9-7F8DB97685B6@microsoft.com...
> Hello sir
> I use window XP and someting happen I can only format in FAT. I was able
in
> the past to format with NTFS. Lost all my choices during formating.
Please
> help.
> --
> roberto

NTFS is not supported for floppy disks.

 

[perico]

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Pegasus, tank you I did not know.
What other choices of Fat can I get? My screen only shows FAT.
perico

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "perico" <perico@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9299DC2F-1AB8-4A72-BFD9-7F8DB97685B6@microsoft.com...
> > Hello sir
> > I use window XP and someting happen I can only format in FAT. I was able
> in
> > the past to format with NTFS. Lost all my choices during formating.
> Please
> > help.
> > --
> > roberto
>
> NTFS is not supported for floppy disks.
>
>
>

 

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- Start a Command Prompt
- Type format /? to see all available options.


"perico" <perico@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:19D3CC78-4872-47FF-875E-D7E893F5FC83@microsoft.com...
> Pegasus, tank you I did not know.
> What other choices of Fat can I get? My screen only shows FAT.
> perico
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> >
> > "perico" <perico@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:9299DC2F-1AB8-4A72-BFD9-7F8DB97685B6@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello sir
> > > I use window XP and someting happen I can only format in FAT. I was
able
> > in
> > > the past to format with NTFS. Lost all my choices during formating.
> > Please
> > > help.
> > > --
> > > roberto
> >
> > NTFS is not supported for floppy disks.
> >
> >
> >

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Actually, two things, Windows only allows you to format it as FAT12.
There is a way to format it as NTFS though. Try this program from
SysInternals:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/ntfsfloppy.shtml

----
Nathan McNulty


Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> - Start a Command Prompt
> - Type format /? to see all available options.
>
>
> "perico" <perico@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:19D3CC78-4872-47FF-875E-D7E893F5FC83@microsoft.com...
>
>>Pegasus, tank you I did not know.
>>What other choices of Fat can I get? My screen only shows FAT.
>>perico
>>
>>"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"perico" <perico@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>news:9299DC2F-1AB8-4A72-BFD9-7F8DB97685B6@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>>>Hello sir
>>>>I use window XP and someting happen I can only format in FAT. I was
>
> able
>
>>>in
>>>
>>>>the past to format with NTFS. Lost all my choices during formating.
>>>
>>>Please
>>>
>>>>help.
>>>>--
>>>>roberto
>>>
>>>NTFS is not supported for floppy disks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>