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Sherry
May 31st 04, 06:39 PM
I reformated a dell optiplex i was given and created a
start disk from my old win98 disk. I ran fdisk
successfully and get to the "format c:" command and
get "Bad Command" error message. I have tried using the
command "extract ebd.cab format.com" command and still get
the same error. I followed the start up disk instruction
for extracting from the win98 cd through the
tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd folder to floopy. It will not
extract the file. what can I do?

May 31st 04, 11:07 PM
hello.
just if u have the right start up disk so u don't need to
extract the files.
just use the command [a:\format\q\s c: ] where q = quick
format - s = copy files system
if u need just to copy the start up system just use the
command [sys c:]
but after u done with the fdisk u have to be sure that u
activate the partion that you wanna the system be
installed on it.
it's the 2nd chioise in the fdisk menu.
good luck

Ron Badour
May 31st 04, 11:10 PM
Look at the floppy start up disk you made--it sounds like format.com is
missing. Use the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the W98 CD:
tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd to make your start up disk. I don't understand what
you said about the tool in your post.

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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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"Sherry" > wrote in message
...
> I reformated a dell optiplex i was given and created a
> start disk from my old win98 disk. I ran fdisk
> successfully and get to the "format c:" command and
> get "Bad Command" error message. I have tried using the
> command "extract ebd.cab format.com" command and still get
> the same error. I followed the start up disk instruction
> for extracting from the win98 cd through the
> tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd folder to floopy. It will not
> extract the file. what can I do?

Ron Badour
May 31st 04, 11:12 PM
She also doesn't need to using any switches if the start up floppy disk is
correctly made.

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

> wrote in message
...
> hello.
> just if u have the right start up disk so u don't need to
> extract the files.
> just use the command [a:\format\q\s c: ] where q = quick
> format - s = copy files system
> if u need just to copy the start up system just use the
> command [sys c:]
> but after u done with the fdisk u have to be sure that u
> activate the partion that you wanna the system be
> installed on it.
> it's the 2nd chioise in the fdisk menu.
> good luck