Windows 7 floppy disk error

The device is not ready. Disk is not formatted The disk in drive A is not formatted. Do you want to format it now? Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions.

Too technical. If you are running Windows 3. Once at the prompt, place a diskette into the floppy disk drive and type format a:. Write Protect Error - Ensure the disk is not write protected by removing the floppy disk and verifying you cannot see through both holes. If you can see light, move the tab on the left side when looking from the back to the down position and try again.

If the disk is not write protected, try another floppy disk. If the floppy disk drive formats properly in MS-DOS but does not format in Windows, Windows or a program within Windows is preventing the floppy drive from working. End task all running TSRs and background programs.

If you continue to experience the same issues, we recommend Windows be reinstalled. If you continue to experience issues after following the above steps, hardware in the computer is bad. Replace the following hardware in the computer in the below order. Note The troubleshooting options and details below are for floppy disk drive issues and not for issues about not being able to read one or two floppy disks. Related information Why can't my computer read a floppy diskette?

Message "The disk in drive A is not formatted.