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Q115205: PC Tools Disk Formatter Err Msg: Can’t Format Strange Disk

Article: Q115205
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to format an MS-DOS DoubleSpace- or DriveSpace-compressed floppy disk
with the Windows Disk Formatter from PC Tools version 8.0, you receive the
following error message:

  Can't format strange disk.

MORE INFORMATION
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The PC Tools products included here are manufactured by Central Point Software,
a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: dblspace drvspace 8.0a pcformat

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622
Version           : MS-DOS:6.22

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