Emergency Repair Disk Information Requires 1.44-MB Floppy Disk (156052)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q156052 SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to create an Emergency Repair Disk using a 720 floppy disk,
you receive either of the following messages:
Setup
Setup was unable to format the disk
-or-
Repair Disk Utility
Repair Disk Utility was unable to format the disk
Then you receive either of the following error messages:
Setup
Setup was unable to create the Emergency Repair Disk from the disk
you provided because the disk could not be formatted. Insert a new
disk into drive A: and select Retry.
-or-
Repair Disk Utility
Repair Disk Utility was unable to create the Emergency Repair Disk
from the disk you provided because the disk could not be formatted.
Insert a new disk into drive A: and select Retry.
CAUSE
The Emergency Repair Disk information requires more than 720K of floppy
disk space. Windows NT always attempts to format the floppy disk for the
Emergency Repair Disk to 1.44 MB.
RESOLUTION
You must use a 1.44-MB floppy disk to create an Emergency Repair Disk.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/14/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbsetup KB156052 |
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