-=PCTechTalk=- Re: question formating W98
- From: "Rob" <robbrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:35:56 -0500
try double click My computer
click floppy "A"
click file - format -
bullet in quick erase
click start top right corner
when finished click close center bottom
click close (under start) top right
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Hunt" <ilrover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: question formating W98
> Sylvia-
> The format command is not included in the Startup floppy. It must be
copied
> from C:\Windows\Command to the floppy, then you can format the drive
> booting from the Startup floppy.
>
> Tom
>
> At 09:46 PM 1/20/2004 +0100, you wrote:
>
>
> >Hello to all,
> >A couple of days ago I tried to do a reformat on a computer of a friend =
> >of mine but it did not work. I went into DOS, had the start-up floppy in
=
> >the drive and at the A promt I typed Format C: /u but nothing happened. =
> >I got a message that the path and the name was not valid. I tried other =
> >things like: format C: and format C: /s but nothing helpt. I said i dont
=
> >know how to do a format on her machine and that i first had to find out =
> >what to do.
> >In the meantime she asked her little nefhew what to do and he said type:
=
> >format\C..U>DOS.
> >She called me and said she is affraid to do that herself and asked me if
=
> >I want to do that. The problem is I dont know if that is a good command =
> >to give to format the C drive.
> >Help please.
> >Sylvia.......Holland.
>
>
>
> To unsub or change your email settings:
> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
>
> To access our Archives:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
>
> For more info:
> //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
>
>
To unsub or change your email settings:
//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
For more info:
//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
Other related posts:
