

Now you are presented with the Format Dialogue box, as shown below in fig 1.1Ĭapacity: This will depend on the floppy disk that you are formatting, most disks are 1.44Mb, if unsure, it is best to leave this option as it is.įile System: FAT or NTFS, FAT is the normal file system for floppies, however, if you have a utility installed to enable NTFS floppies then select NTFS. Next, right click on the floppy drive icon (see below), then left click on the Format option from the menu that appears. Note: if you are using the classic start menu, then simply double click My Computer on the desktop.

The Windows XP operating system makes it easy to format floppy disks, you will find the process very straightforward by following the instructions below.įirst, click on the START button, then click on My Computer on the start menu.
