RE FORMATING HARD DRIVE AFTER INSTL XP

[mike]

how do i re format my hard after having installed windows
xp. I have made a dos disk ask it to format c and keep
getting a bad command message in the dos prompt.

[Harry Ohrn]

DOS can't read the NTFS format. Take this link and look at How To Format
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

If your intent is to reinstall XP take this link
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"mike" > wrote in message
...
> how do i re format my hard after having installed windows
> xp. I have made a dos disk ask it to format c and keep
> getting a bad command message in the dos prompt.
>

[Patrick]

mike wrote:
> how do i re format my hard after having installed windows
> xp. I have made a dos disk ask it to format c and keep
> getting a bad command message in the dos prompt.

Has the DOS boot-disk that you use got 'format.com' on it?

If not then you can search for 'format.com' on your computer,
then copy it to the boot-floppy.
'Format.com' can most likely be found in C:\WINDOWS\system32

Alternately you could go to 'bootdisk.com' and download a utility that will
create a boot-disc with all required facilitys on it.
http://www.bootdisk.com/

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Boot with the XP CD in the drive. When you see the message on the boot
screen to "Press any key in order to boot from the CD," do so.

After loading drivers and files, you should be taken to a screen with
the following:

To Setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To Repair a Windows XP Installation using Recovery Console press R.
To Quit setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

In your case, press ENTER.

Agree to the License agreement by pressing F8.

You will then be taken to a screen with two options.

To repair the selected Windows XP installation press R.
To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing,
press ESC.

This will bring you to a partition map where you
can delete, create and format partitions.
Select the drive you wish to format, delete the partition, then create a new
partition, format as desired and continue with XP installation.


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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
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"mike" > wrote in message
...
> how do i re format my hard after having installed windows
> xp. I have made a dos disk ask it to format c and keep
> getting a bad command message in the dos prompt.
>

[Pat Garard]

Mike,
If you did manage to format your HDD, you would lose Xp and all of your
programs and data.

Can you give a clearer picture of what you are trying to do?
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Hope this helps!

Pat Garard
Australia

"mike" > wrote in message
...
> how do i re format my hard after having installed windows
> xp. I have made a dos disk ask it to format c and keep
> getting a bad command message in the dos prompt.
>

[Michael Stevens]

mike wrote:
> how do i re format my hard after having installed windows
> xp. I have made a dos disk ask it to format c and keep
> getting a bad command message in the dos prompt.

If it is to reinstall XP, boot from the XP cd.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
Clean install.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
If not,
Format XP using NTFS or FAT.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#How1
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com
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