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formatting in dos mode
Name: Leann Date: August 15, 2000 at 20:18:59 Pacific
Comment:
i need to format my computer and i lost my format disk, not to sure what the command line is for formatting in dos if someone could please help it would be appreciated.
Name: Josh Sprang Date: August 15, 2000 at 23:07:20 Pacific
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All you need to do is go to a differerent drive than the one you are formating, ex A:, D:. And type format on the command line. ex a:\>format c: then type yes. When the drive is formated you will need to either boot from the OS cd you wish to install or if you cdrom is not bootable use a floppy boot disk created from the os to get to the cd.
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Response Number 2
Name: Vessa Date: August 16, 2000 at 04:53:10 Pacific
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Make yourself a 'System' Bootdisk: Insert Floppy in Drive A: At C:\ prompt type FORMAT A:/s and press ENTER Copy over FORMAT.COM, SYS.COM, and FDISK.exe You now have your Bootdisk!
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Response Number 3
Name: DoOMsdAY Date: August 16, 2000 at 05:36:55 Pacific
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