MSDOS responds BAD COMMAND OR FILE

Original Message

Name: godzilla2
Date: October 23, 2005 at 14:37:46 Pacific
Subject: MSDOS responds BAD COMMAND OR FILE
OS: Win XP V5.1
CPU/Ram: Intel Pentium 4

Comment:

hi there
i am trying to format my harddisk C: from MSDOS with the command "format C:" but i get always the response "Bad command or file name"
i get the same response for other existing commands like "find", "ver" or "help".
These commands work in the win XP system console but i cant format from there while C: is still in use.
what can i do to format from MSDOS???
can anyone help me please?

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Response Number 1

Name: jboy
Date: October 23, 2005 at 15:04:08 Pacific
Subject: MSDOS responds BAD COMMAND OR FILE

Reply: (edit)

XP questions belong in the XP forum
"Bad command or filename" means that the external command is not available - either not on the PATH or in the current directory (as spelled)
This is *impossible* for internal commands such as 'ver' which are always accessible since they are contained within command.com (IF you are running MS-DOS)
Since you're running the XP command console, it is foolish indeed to seek answers in the DOS forum
Try a bootdisk if you must, but the XP CD should have all of the tools required - try booting with that
Resist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like “Can anyone help me?”

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Response Number 2

Name: name
Date: October 23, 2005 at 17:24:21 Pacific
Subject: MSDOS responds BAD COMMAND OR FILE

Reply: (edit)

Good Lord, YES!!!

If you are trying to fix or reinstall Linux, XP, ore even Windoz98 USE THE MEDIA and materials that came with those respective systems
!!!!NOT MS-DOS 6xx!!!!

If you are trying to format a hdd for XP, USE THE XP CD!!!

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Response Number 3

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: October 24, 2005 at 00:35:38 Pacific
Subject: MSDOS responds BAD COMMAND OR FILE

Reply: (edit)

"OS: Win XP V5.1"
So, you booted on a "Win XP V5.1" floppy?
As jboy says, it's not possible to be booted on DOS and have internal commands unavailable.
dir
ver
cd
copy

If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2

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Response Number 4

Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 24, 2005 at 02:34:41 Pacific
Subject: MSDOS responds BAD COMMAND OR FILE

Reply: (edit)

Where have you got got MS-DOS from and what version???

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