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I can't format my computer

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Name: v3ron
Date: June 25, 2003 at 00:07:07 Pacific
OS: Win 98
CPU/Ram: 800 Mhz / 316 Mhz
Comment:

I tried several times to format my computer but it has this msg:
Checking existing disk format.
Recording current bad clusters.
10 percent completed.
Insufficient memory.
What's wrong? At first it stops at 3 percent completed but then I manually delete some files and it went up to 10 percent completed. Also, I can't perform deltree in DOS (it says bad command file) and I can't manually delete lots of subdirectory. I used 'rd' to remove some directory but some didn't work, can you guys please help me on this problem? Thank you very much in advance...



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Response Number 1
Name: eddie
Date: June 25, 2003 at 01:55:19 Pacific
Reply:

It would help if you Fdisked it first. Then format.


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Response Number 2
Name: x86
Date: June 25, 2003 at 02:05:31 Pacific
Reply:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;255867


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Response Number 3
Name: Mike Newcomb
Date: June 26, 2003 at 22:51:41 Pacific
Reply:

Are you sure you want to totally wipe your hdd? Because that is what format does.

If you do, I suggest you use the /U and /C options.

Eddie's advice is good to run fdisk first. ]

Good luck - Keep us posted.


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