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Q126722: Using Floptical Disk Drives with Windows 95

Article: Q126722
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 13-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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If you are using a floptical disk drive with Windows 95, you should note the
following items:

- In Windows 95, floptical disk drives are supported only by real-mode ASPI
  drivers.

- Floptical disk drives controlled by the BIOS are not supported.

- You must format floptical disks from an MS-DOS command prompt using a
  vendor-supplied formatting tool (such as C Format or EZSCSI). Windows 95 will
  recognize only partitioned media.

Additional query words: wwt

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
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Issue type        : kbinfo

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