System Hangs Formatting an Unformatted Floppy Disk
Article ID: 134506
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
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This article was previously published under Q134506
SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade from an earlier version of Windows to Windows 95, your
computer may stop responding (hang) when you try to format an unformatted
floppy disk. If you make any attempt to recover before you restart your
computer, the operating system may be damaged.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if you are loading Intel's DMI service layer driver
(Sl.exe) in the Autoexec.bat file. This driver causes the system to use
the real-mode mapper and interferes with the drives.
RESOLUTION
Remove Sl.exe from the Autoexec.bat file and add it to the [SafeList]
section of the Ios.ini file in the Windows folder, and then restart your
computer.
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