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win 95 format
Name: teebee65 Date: December 16, 2003 at 11:59:34 Pacific OS: 486 dx66 CPU/Ram: 40
Comment:
I have a system with win95 I would like to format and start with a fresh copy of win98. At the dos prompt I am entering format c:\ It will not format it keeps giving me invalid message.
Name: budm Date: December 16, 2003 at 12:09:13 Pacific
Reply:
It sounds like you do not have the format command on your bootup floppy disk. Do the DIR to see if you have the format command on yuor disk.
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Response Number 2
Name: ding Date: December 16, 2003 at 12:11:23 Pacific
Reply:
the command is: format c:
the backslash doesn't belong there
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Response Number 3
Name: winipcfg Date: December 16, 2003 at 14:07:15 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, Here's what you have to do: Insert your Windows 98 disk, and make sure your computer is set up to boot off of a CD. Then restart your computer and when it coots from the CD, choose Start computer with CD-ROM support. From there you'll come to a command prompt. once there, change your drive to your CD-ROM drive. For example, if your CD-ROM is the D drive type D:. Once there, type CD Win98. This changes the directory to Win98, where your format.com is stored. Then type format C:. After that completes, then type Setup and setup will begin. Good Luck, ~winipcfg
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Response Number 4
Name: Jim Date: December 16, 2003 at 15:32:38 Pacific
Reply:
If you want to do this the easy way,just rename win.com and then you can install 98 over 95 presto no format needed.
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