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formatting harddrive probs
Name: KevinMac Date: July 15, 2002 at 06:45:39 Pacific
Comment:
friend tried to reformat his harddrive..made bootdisk and from c:prompt formatted..all appeared ok but now pc starts up with "invalid system disk error please replace..."thus cant reinstall win98 and cant get to c:prompt....p.s.his harddrive was partitioned and he only formatted c: and not d:(im sure he should ave deleted partition first..but anyway any suggestions??-thanks!)
Name: dude Date: July 15, 2002 at 07:18:14 Pacific
Reply:
If you formatted the C drive, you removed windows. You need to boot from a bootable floppy which has the cdrom support. Then you can install windows from the cdrom.
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Response Number 2
Name: Maurice Woehrle Date: July 15, 2002 at 07:20:46 Pacific
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When you formatted the hard drive it sounds like you didn't use the /s option to transfer the system files. Start up with your boot disk and then type SYS C: to transfer the system. If you didn't copy sys.com onto the boot disk, then format again only this time use this instruction: at C:> format c: /s This will transfer the system when it finishes the format.
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Response Number 3
Name: devil Date: July 15, 2002 at 07:21:28 Pacific
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Hi:if he can boot from a floppy disk than get a boot disk and boot with it and at the a:\> sys c: (Enter) if that doesn,t work your friend may have a boot sector virus or there is an antivirus program running somewhere . HTH.
If you format the drive and then intend to install Windows, you do NOT need the /s or the Sys c:\ commands (although it won't hurt anything). Re-read Dude's reply. Installing Windows automatically installs the system (/s) files.
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Response Number 5
Name: Dave357 Date: July 15, 2002 at 21:22:17 Pacific
Reply:
Dude & drm are correct. They know what they are talking about.
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