How To Copy a Diskette in Windows® 95/98

Overview

This page shows the steps for copying a diskette in Window® 95/98. You can also find the instructions in Windows Help.
To summarize, the steps are:

1. Insert the disk you want copied into the 3.5" floppy drive
2. Open the "My Computer" icon (it may have a different name) and click on the 3.5" Floppy Drive (A:) icon
3. From the File Menu, click on Copy Disk
4. Set the source and destination to be the 3.5" Floppy Drive (A:); click Start
5. The system first reads from the source diskette.
6. When requested, insert the destination (blank, formatted) diskette; click OK
7. The system then writes out to the destination diskette.
8. You'll get a message when the copy operation is finished. Click the Close button if you have no more diskettes to copy.

Step-by-Step Directions

1. Insert the disk you want copied into the 3.5" floppy drive

2. Open the "My Computer" (it may have a different name) icon and click on the 3.5" Floppy Drive (A:) icon

   

3. From the File Menu, click on Copy Disk

   

4. Set the source and destination to be the 3.5" Floppy Drive (A:)
   Click Start to begin the copy operation

   

5. The system first reads from the source diskette.

   

6. When requested, insert the destination (blank, formatted) diskette.
   Click OK.

   

7. The system then writes out to the destination diskette.

   

8. You'll get a message when the copy operation is finished.
   Click the Close button if you have no more diskettes to copy.

   

Windows Help Instructions

Click Start > Help to get the Help Topics window. Then start typing "copying" (without the quotes). Click on "disks" and click the Display button.