cant format

[BR&Y]

im trying to reformat to reinstall on a clean disk i used the fdisc tool and now need to format the disk but when i type formatc: i get a" bad command or file name message" ,i also tried extractebd.cabformat.com but get the same result i have the boot disk and the install cd what can i do to get passed this?......................ive also tryed the start w/cdrom support and tried the setup.exe from the cd rom drive but after a message displays about checking system registry it then freezes up at a message saying something about to install a required amount of disk space needed but the whole message dosent complete

[Ron Badour]

Make a new floppy boot disk and use it per the instructions here:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html


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"BR&Y" > wrote in message
...
> im trying to reformat to reinstall on a clean disk i used the fdisc tool
and now need to format the disk but when i type formatc: i get a" bad
command or file name message" ,i also tried extractebd.cabformat.com but get
the same result i have the boot disk and the install cd what can i do to get
passed this?......................ive also tryed the start w/cdrom support
and tried the setup.exe from the cd rom drive but after a message displays
about checking system registry it then freezes up at a message saying
something about to install a required amount of disk space needed but the
whole message dosent complete

[BR&Y]

i made a bootdisk from bootdisk .com Scince i cant start windows 98 how else can i make a bootdisk? I do have the windows 98 install cd

[Ron Badour]

Read the instructions at my web site--it tells how to make and use the
floppy start up disk

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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

"BR&Y" > wrote in message
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> i made a bootdisk from bootdisk .com Scince i cant start windows 98 how
else can i make a bootdisk? I do have the windows 98 install cd
>

[Ron Badour]

I just read in another thread that you have going that you have EZ BIOS
overlay software installed. You either need to continue using that software
or remove it and use the W98 boot disk.

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

"BR&Y" > wrote in message
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> i made a bootdisk from bootdisk .com Scince i cant start windows 98 how
else can i make a bootdisk? I do have the windows 98 install cd
>

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"BR&Y" > wrote in message
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| im trying to reformat to reinstall on a clean disk i used the fdisc tool and
now need to format the disk but when i type formatc: i get a" bad command or
file name message" ,

Not sure but try "format C:" without the quotes, your post leaves the space
out between format and c, without the space it wont work since formatc.exe
doesnt exist, ya never know it might be a simple prob.

[BR&Y]

can you tell me how to remove it? Ive reformatted the hard drive on 2 different pcs and upgraded them to 2 different windows systems but this 3rd one has been one problem after another and IM GOING NUTS with this.

[Ron Badour]

If you have an EZ BOIS floppy disk, you can use that. If not, this should
do it:

Zap or Wipe freeware will remove all partition information so you can start
over fresh with FDisk. Download here:
http://www.microstorage.com/Harddriveinfo.htm#Date%20Life%20Guard

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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

"BR&Y" > wrote in message
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> can you tell me how to remove it? Ive reformatted the hard drive on 2
different pcs and upgraded them to 2 different windows systems but this
3rd one has been one problem after another and IM GOING NUTS with this.

[Gerry Cornell]

In your first message you said you typed formatc:

You should type format c: /s to a command prompt to format your active =
partition, or type format drive: if you want to format a partition that =
is not your active partition. If you typed what you entered in your =
first message you would get an error because there is no space after =
fomat.

See:
How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or =
Repartition a Hard Disk
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;255867&Product=3D=
w98



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Hope this helps.

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"BR&Y" > wrote in message =
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> can you tell me how to remove it? Ive reformatted the hard drive on 2 =
different pcs and upgraded them to 2 different windows systems but =
this 3rd one has been one problem after another and IM GOING NUTS with =
this.

[Jeannette Lombardoczi]

The correct command for formatting the C drive is format C:

Notice there is a space between the command format and C.

"BR&Y" > wrote in message
...
> im trying to reformat to reinstall on a clean disk i used the fdisc tool
and now need to format the disk but when i type formatc: i get a" bad
command or file name message" ,i also tried extractebd.cabformat.com but get
the same result i have the boot disk and the install cd what can i do to get
passed this?......................ive also tryed the start w/cdrom support
and tried the setup.exe from the cd rom drive but after a message displays
about checking system registry it then freezes up at a message saying
something about to install a required amount of disk space needed but the
whole message dosent complete