How to: Format a diskette in Windows 95.
Solution:
Double-click 'My Computer'. Highlight the disk and select 'Format' from the 'File' menu. Select appropriate disk capacity from the 'Capacity' drop-down list box and select the type of format from the 'Format type' group.
1) Double-click 'My Computer'. (The 'My Computer' window appears.)
2) Highlight the disk that is to be formatted.
3) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Format...'. (The 'Format' dialog box appears.)
4) Select the correct disk capacity from the 'Capacity' drop-down list box.
5) Select one of the radio buttons in the 'Format type' group:
a) Select 'Quick (erase)' to only erase the files on the disk.
b) Select 'Full' to erase all files on the disk and scan the disk for bad sectors after it is formatted.
c) Select 'Copy system files only' to copy system files to the disk without erasing files that are already on the disk.
6) (Optional) Type a name for the formatted disk in the 'Label' box.
NOTE: To specify that you do not want to name the formatted disk, select the 'No label' check box in the 'Other options' group.
7) (Optional) Select the 'Display summary when finished' check box to display information about the disk after it is formatted.
NOTE: To prevent a summary from being display, clear the 'Display summary when finished' check box.
8) Select the 'Copy system files' check box to copy system files to the disk after formatting, so the disk can be used to startup the computer.
NOTE: To prevent system files from being copied to the diskette after the disk is formatted, clear the 'Copy system files' check box.
9) Click 'Start'.
