Re: Why are more Floppy disks failing these days???

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From: Mitch
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 00:00

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In article <tupps-1605980809400001@portal-as27.labyrinth.net.au>, 
tupps@labyrinth.net.au says...
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>In article <6jicmo$8q2$4@clarknet.clark.net>, blckshaw@clark.net wrote:
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>>Poole <nospan@ibm.net> wrote:
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>>Hmm? I have encountered this problem and usually correct the problem
>>by formatting the diskette on my MAC. If the MAC says it's bad then I
>>pitch the floppy, but 90% of the time it formats the floppy and then,
>>once it has been blessed by Apple :-), Windoze95 accepts the floppy.
>>
>>Bob
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>What is actually happening there is once a mac formats a disk it then
>verifies the disk, rejecting it if the verify fails. So is there a program
>for Win95/NT that will format and verify floppy disks???

sure.. go to your dos box and type format a: /V
Seriously, take a look at North Beach Labs' disc copy & fmt software.

Mitch.

>
>Luke

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From: mitch@aardvark.apana.org.au (Mitch)
Subject: Re: Why are more Floppy disks failing these days???
Date: 1998/05/20
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