PC Tools Disk Formatter Err Msg: Can't Format Strange Disk (115205)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q115205

SYMPTOMS

If you try to format an MS-DOS DoubleSpace- or DriveSpace-compressed floppy disk with the Windows Disk Formatter from PC Tools version 8.0, you receive the following error message:
Can't format strange disk.

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/21/1999
Keywords:KB115205
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