HD FORMAT

[Mark]

Why after having followed all the
steps with FDISK to fomat my drive, deleting the DOS
partittion, creating
a new one , setting as active, reboting the computer and
trying to FORMAT C: I get a message saying : BAD COMMAND
OR FILE NAME?
Any help is appreciated!

 

[D.Currie]

Maybe because whatever media you are booting from doesn't have "format" on
it?

 

[Jim Macklin]

You can format the drive using the boot program on that
drive. Unlike a cartoon, Windows won't allow you to cut the
tree limb off that your ladder is using.
Boot the XP CD and select install options and you'll be able
to format C:.

| Maybe because whatever media you are booting from doesn't
have "format" on
| it?
|
| | > Why after having followed all the
| > steps with FDISK to fomat my drive, deleting the DOS
| > partittion, creating
| > a new one , setting as active, reboting the computer and
| > trying to FORMAT C: I get a message saying : BAD
COMMAND
| > OR FILE NAME?
| > Any help is appreciated!
|
|

 

[Jim Macklin]

Damn hurry, left the 't out You can't
in message | You can [you can't] format the drive using the boot
program on that
| drive. Unlike a cartoon, Windows won't allow you to cut
the
| tree limb off that your ladder is using.
| Boot the XP CD and select install options and you'll be
able
| to format C:.
|
| | | Maybe because whatever media you are booting from
doesn't
| have "format" on
| | it?
| |
| | | | > Why after having followed all the
| | > steps with FDISK to fomat my drive, deleting the DOS
| | > partittion, creating
| | > a new one , setting as active, reboting the computer
and
| | > trying to FORMAT C: I get a message saying : BAD
| COMMAND
| | > OR FILE NAME?
| | > Any help is appreciated!
| |
| |
|
|