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Im trying to upgrade Win95 to Win98 SE. When i use the Win98 SE startup disk and try typing A:/fdisk i get a "bad command", why is that??
But when i use the Win95 startup disk and type A:/fdisk it takes me to the partition process or in other words it works.
Can anyone help me?
That's probably because you don't have fdisk on the 98 startup disk. Insert it into the computer and right click and choose explore
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ok, let me be more specific, i reformated my hard disk because i wanted to start from scratch and didnt want any traces of Win95, and i used the fdisk from the Win95 startup disk.
I have fdisk in the Win98 SE startup disk, i checked it on my friends computer, meaning i explored the Win98 SE startup disk and it had everything the Win95 startup disk has.
So, what can be the problem.
Also, if i fdisk from a Win95 startup disk, will i have any traces from Win 95???
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If I understand you correctly, you are booting to a win98se startup disk. When you do that you are already in the A: drive so it is not necessary to type A:/ - just type fdisk. If you need to change drive designations, then you do that first and then type fdisk. Hope I make that clear. Dos is unforgiving. Syntax is important. The original version of Win 95 didn't have FAT32 or support for large HDs so what you did was really unnecessary.
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Sorry, it doesnt have everything that a Win 95 start up has, but it has the basics. But the Win98 SE startup disk doesnt have the Format.com file, why is it that.
I remember making Win98 SE many times, i even have 3 other Win98 SE startup disks and it doesnt have the Format.com file like the Win 95 startup disk.
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Sorry, forget i said "booting" and that i was unable to fdisk on my Win98 SE startup disk, my fault.
Let me start again:
1.I reformated my drive using the Win98 SE startup disk, of course on the A:/ i typed fdisk and took me to the FAT process and eventually creating a new partition.2.I created many Win98 SE startup disks and i dont have the Format.com file, but Win 95 starup disk has it. My question was, after reformatting, why cant i Format using the Win98 SE startup disk, but on the Win 95 i can??
3.And if i format using the Win95 startup disk, will i have any traces left from Win95, cause im trying to start from new and dont want no left overs from Win95.
PlZZZZ Help!
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OOOPS, thx for noticing, just being a bit hasty, but i double, triple checked and i am typing A:\
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If you are booting with the start up disk then once you start the computer up with CDROM support then you should arrive at the A:> prompt. Once you are at the A:> prompt, all you do is type fdisk and hit enter. There is no need to type A:\. If you are booting to a C:> prompt then you will need to type A: and hit enter and then type fdisk and hit enter. Hope this helps.
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This site walks you through the process....
http://fdisk.radified.com
It even shows you what the various screens look like.
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THX everyone! But now i have a more frustrating problem, im gonna put a new post
I havent seened no one post this question, but i hope someone can help 8-)
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If you're typing:
a:\format
at the prompt you're forcing the OS to only search the a: drive for the command. However most bootdisks create a temporary ramdrive where some of the commands are located. So at the prompt only type:
format
and enter. The path will include the current a: drive as well as the ramdrive and it should find the command.
You can use a 95 bootdisk to format as long as the HD is no larger than 32 gig and the version of 95 is fat32 capable.
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