Reformat

[Marv Wade]

My son's HP system running XP no longer works. HP sent a Recovery pack but
when I try to run it says it is missing many files and eventually hangs up
when the installation is about 8% finished (if I skip the files it says it
cannot find). I can use floppy version of Windows to get to a C: prompt but
when I try to do a format e.g. format C: /s like I used to do under other
versionsof Windows it doesn't like the parameters. If I use Format C:
/fs:Fat32 it says it cannot find the format program.

What would be the command to format Drive C: so I can do a clean install?

Marv Wade

 

[John Ski]

Subject: Reformat

From: "Marv Wade" (e-mail address removed)
Date: 11/19/2003 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: <[email protected]>

My son's HP system running XP no longer works. HP sent a Recovery pack but
when I try to run it says it is missing many files and eventually hangs up
when the installation is about 8% finished (if I skip the files it says it
cannot find). I can use floppy version of Windows to get to a C: prompt but
when I try to do a format e.g. format C: /s like I used to do under other
versionsof Windows it doesn't like the parameters. If I use Format C:
/fs:Fat32 it says it cannot find the format program.

What would be the command to format Drive C: so I can do a clean install?

Marv Wade

Just out of curiousity, have you checked the RAM to make sure it's all good?
I've seen similar symptoms as a result of a bad stick of RAM. www.ramtest86.com
has a free tester you can D/L.

HTH,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***

 

[John Ski]

Oh and BTW...Go Blue!


Cheers,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***

 

[Marv Wade]

You must have make a typo. Blue is spelled B-U-C-K-S.