Formatting a disk erases all information on that disk.
Do one of the following:
Windows Vista
- If the disk that you want to format is a floppy disk, insert it into its drive. Otherwise, skip to step 2.
- Click the Start button, and then click Computer.
- Right-click the disk that you want to format, and then click Format.
- Select the options that you want.
- Click Start.
Microsoft Windows XP
- If the disk that you want to format is a floppy disk, insert it into its drive. Otherwise, skip to step 2.
- In Windows XP, click Start, and then click My Computer.
- Click the disk that you want to format.
- On the File menu, click Format.
- Select the options that you



