Microsoft KB Archive/120348

= WD: Definition of Distribution Media Format (DMF) =

Article ID: 120348

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 4.2c
 * Microsoft Office 4.3c
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0a
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q120348



SUMMARY
Distribution Media Format (DMF) is a technology that enables more contents to be stored on a high density disk by removing normal sector boundaries. DMF is a new disk format that increases the data capacity of a 3.5-inch disk. There are three known issues associated with using disks formatted with DMF:


 * Disks formatted with DMF cannot be copied to a standard high density 3.5-inch disk using the MS-DOS DISKCOPY or Windows COPY command.
 * Because DMF is a new format, many existing disk utilities such as Norton Disk Doctor, Central Point's PC Tools, and Microsoft's ScanDisk do not recognize DMF and may try to write over the file on the installation disks. Therefore, you should NOT attempt to use disk utilities to diagnose DMF-formatted disks.
 * Operating systems other than Windows version 3.1 (or later) may not have the correct floppy drive system files to support DMF.

NOTE: You can obtain a replacement disk set from Microsoft if you need disks that are not DMF-formatted.

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