Floppy Disk Formatted Incorrectly on Japanese PC98 Computer with Internet Explorer 4.01

ID: Q183177

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

After you install Internet Explorer on a Japanese PC98 computer, you may find that formatting floppy disks by using the Format command on the File menu in My Computer or Windows Explorer results in the floppy disk being formatted incorrectly. Possible formatting results are listed in the following table.


   Selected format size   Formatted as
   --------------------------------------
   1.25 MB                1.44 MB
   1.44 MB                1.25 MB
   720 KB                 1.2 MB
   1.2 MB                 720 KB
   640 KB                 works correctly

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 on Japanese PC98 computers.

Additional query words: NEC

Keywords : kbtool kbui msient winnt
Version : WINDOWS:4.01
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb