Can't format floppy - locked by another process.

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Can't format floppy - locked by another process.

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[PROBLEM]
Windows: When trying to format a floppy, windows complains that it cannot continue, because another process is accessing the drive and thus locking it.

[SOLUTION]
If you have an anti-virus program running, (e.g. Norton Auto-Protect), disable it and try again. :idea:
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error-message: german

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FORMAT kann nicht ausgeführt werden, da der Datenträger von einem anderen
Prozess verwendet wird. Die Bereitstellung des Datenträgers muss zuerst
aufgehoben werden.
ALLE OFFENEN BEZÜGE AUF DIESEN DATENTRÄGER SIND DANN UNGÜLTIG.
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