[CCIL-User] formatting the hard drive

Thu, 8 Jan 2004 12:30:14 -0500

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Tom,

It seems that the boot disk you created does not have the format (or
possibly not even command.com) command loaded onto it.  I would suggest
that you make a boot disk that contains the basic DOS utilities.  Such
disks are available from http://www.bootdisk.com  They are loaded with
several useful utilities that help you format/repartition drives from a
single disk.

Once you have created one of these disks, boot your computer with it and
run format from the floppy.  This should solve your problems.

Jesse Migdal
Jam544@psu.edu

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[mailto:ccil-user-admin@lists.ccil.org] On Behalf Of ajaxgen
		Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:06 PM
		To: ccil-user@lists.ccil.org
		Subject: [CCIL-User] formatting the hard drive

		I have a drive with win ME, and one with XP, that I need
to format. Using the dos prompt in the win start up gets me to the point
where it says that all info will be lost, however, it then refuses to
allow me to format. I've created a dos prompt disk, which boots up to
the C:\> dos prompt, but tells me that "FORMAT C:" and any other combos
I use (the same ones used for any other win applications which work),
are a bad command etc. Can someone help me with the proper commands and
what ever to format these hard drives?

		Thanks Tom

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<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Tom,</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">It seems that the boot disk you created does not have the =
format</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
(or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">possibly</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> not even command.com)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> command loaded onto it.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">&nbsp;<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> I would suggest that you make a boot disk that =
contains the basic DOS utilities.&nbsp; Such disks are available =
from</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> </SPAN><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.bootdisk.com"><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">http://www.bootdisk.com</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">They are =
loaded with several useful utilities that help you format/repartition =
drives from a single disk.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Once you have created one of these disks, boot your =
computer with it and run format from the floppy.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">&nbsp;<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> This should solve your =
problems.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Jesse Migdal</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Jam5</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">44@psu.edu</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></P>
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FACE=3D"Tahoma"> [CCIL-User] formatting the hard =
drive</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></P>

I =
have a drive with win ME, and one with XP, that I need to format. Using =
the dos prompt in the win start up gets me to the point where it says =
that all info will be lost, however, it then refuses to allow me to =
format. I've created a dos prompt disk, which boots up to the C:\&gt; =
dos prompt, but tells me that &quot;FORMAT C:&quot; and any other combos =
I use (the same ones used for any other win applications which work), =
are a bad command etc. Can someone help me with the proper commands and =
what ever to format these hard drives?

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks Tom</FONT></SPAN></P>
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