Floppies Corrupted?

I’m trying to install QNX RTP from Windows ME. I need a floppy since ME is
screwy with dos mode. I try making the boot disk, it’ll copy the image and
then when it goes to verify it, it says it can’t read the floppy. Then
it’ll leave me with a screwed up floppy with like 500k in bad sectors when I
do a full format again. Does this mean my floppies are messed up? I
already ruined 5.

Chad

The floppies shouldn’t be permanently damaged. Try doing a ‘format a: /C’
and see if that fixes them.

I’m trying to install QNX RTP from Windows ME. I need a floppy since ME
is
screwy with dos mode. I try making the boot disk, it’ll copy the image
and
then when it goes to verify it, it says it can’t read the floppy. Then
it’ll leave me with a screwed up floppy with like 500k in bad sectors when
I
do a full format again. Does this mean my floppies are messed up? I
already ruined 5.

Chad

Hi Chad,

Actually you don’t need to boot via floppies with Win ME. Check out the
knowledge base entry:

http://support.qnx.com/support/bok/solution.qnx?10054

Or do a search for Windows ME in the knowledgebase:

support.qnx.com


Erick.




Chadman <cblose@thegamer.aggravator.net> wrote:

I’m trying to install QNX RTP from Windows ME. I need a floppy since ME is
screwy with dos mode. I try making the boot disk, it’ll copy the image and
then when it goes to verify it, it says it can’t read the floppy. Then
it’ll leave me with a screwed up floppy with like 500k in bad sectors when I
do a full format again. Does this mean my floppies are messed up? I
already ruined 5.

Chad