Microsoft KB Archive/118918

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ID: Q118918

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6

Periodically, disk errors may occur that may be caused by a defective floppy disk.

To check for a defective floppy disk using UNIX or XENIX, do the following:

1. Place the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive. 2. At the system prompt, type:

dd if=/dev/install of=/dev/null If a read error is returned, the floppy disk is defective.