hello wumply:

formatting a floppy disk in xp when let you read it in dos and win 9x

if you make a startup disk you will get a dos prompt

here is more info for ya

http://www.uwec.edu/help/WinXP/exp-disk.htm

your floppy is formatted

i suggest to only use quick format only on newer disc

if you quick format older disks you might get errors




egghead