-=PCTechTalk=- Re: question formating W98
- From: "Kathy Ferrell" <fnkdf@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:10:31 -0900
I think she's trying to format the C drive not a floppy, Rob.
Boot with the start up disk you have. Type fdisk after booting with your
startup disk. You can follow the directions for fdisk from there and format
whatever drive you want.
Kat
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-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:36 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: question formating W98
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.
>
>
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