Format144 v 1.11, Freeware

[carletto]

About

I could not figure out how to format a demagnetized floppy in Windows XP. Its format functions -- both GUI and command-line -- just verify that the disk is readable, and if it is not, they give up and declare the diskette unusable instead of actually trying to format it. I don't know what developers at Microsoft were thinking, but this is obviously a mistake. Or a bug. Or maybe it's a conspiracy between diskette manufacturers and Microsoft to boost sales as people toss "not working" but still perfectly good floppies and order another box of brand new "working" ones! Just kidding.

I searched the Web for a free utility that would do what I needed, but all I could find were overpriced monsters with a myriad of useless options. It seemed as if nobody would spend an hour to create a tiny little thing that would simply format a diskette and make it useful again.

Thus frustrated, I sat down and wrote this tiny little thing myself. It honestly formats a standard 1.44 MB diskette in drive A: on any Windows PC. You can download the source code for study, improvement or including in your own projects. See compilation instructions below. I will be glad to hear your comments and answer questions, so feel free to e-mail me at dp@denispetrov.com (dp at denispetrov.com). This program is provided AS-IS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, and source code is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The program does not require installation of any kind - simply double-click on the downloaded executable file.

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FREEWARE tiny DOS executable (works under XP as well) - only 20KB


http://www.denispetrov.com/format144/format144.zip





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Thanks jellybelly

[RNicoletto]

Interessante ! (Y)

[Thor]

grazie!