While trying to format a floppy, I get amessage that the disk is write
protected. How do I unprotect it?

Floppies have a small plastic slider in a slot in the
corner. If the slot is open the disk is write-protected, if
the slot is closed the disk can be written. If the drive is
broken, where is detects the slot position, buy a new drive.


"Donald Parvis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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While trying to format a floppy, I get amessage that the
disk is write protected. How do I unprotect it?

Donald

Look here:
http://www.computerhope.com/help/floppy.htm#02

See the write protect slider in the picture?
Slide it the other way.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

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Donald Parvis <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> While trying to format a floppy, I get amessage that the disk is write
> protected. How do I unprotect it?

Either way I get the same message. "the disk is write protected"
"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
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> Floppies have a small plastic slider in a slot in the
> corner. If the slot is open the disk is write-protected, if
> the slot is closed the disk can be written. If the drive is
> broken, where is detects the slot position, buy a new drive.
>
>
> "Donald Parvis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23vvwE%(E-Mail Removed)...
> While trying to format a floppy, I get amessage that the
> disk is write protected. How do I unprotect it?
>
>

Your drive has a broken part, spend about $10-20 and buy a
new drive.


"Donald Parvis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| Either way I get the same message. "the disk is write
protected"
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| > Floppies have a small plastic slider in a slot in the
| > corner. If the slot is open the disk is
write-protected, if
| > the slot is closed the disk can be written. If the
drive is
| > broken, where is detects the slot position, buy a new
drive.
| >
| >
| > "Donald Parvis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
| > news:%23vvwE%(E-Mail Removed)...
| > While trying to format a floppy, I get amessage that the
| > disk is write protected. How do I unprotect it?
| >
| >
|

Thanks to all.
"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Your drive has a broken part, spend about $10-20 and buy a
> new drive.
>
>
> "Donald Parvis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> | Either way I get the same message. "the disk is write
> protected"
> | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
> in message
> | news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> | > Floppies have a small plastic slider in a slot in the
> | > corner. If the slot is open the disk is
> write-protected, if
> | > the slot is closed the disk can be written. If the
> drive is
> | > broken, where is detects the slot position, buy a new
> drive.
> | >
> | >
> | > "Donald Parvis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> | > news:%23vvwE%(E-Mail Removed)...
> | > While trying to format a floppy, I get amessage that the
> | > disk is write protected. How do I unprotect it?
> | >
> | >
> |
>
>