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Why does bootdisk make hard drive letter D:
Name: Mike Lang Date: January 25, 2001 at 12:51:07 Pacific
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Why does windows Me bootdisk make my hard drive letter D: and my CD-Rom drive letter E:? When I try to format drive D: it won't let me, but it will let me format C:! The only problem is when I run the Me Setup it detects a D: & C: how do I fix it so it only has one hard drive letter like C:? If someone could please e-mail me with some insite and help with this problem it would make my day :) Thank you for your help Mike
Name: $$%%%@*( Date: January 25, 2001 at 12:52:24 Pacific
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That is called a RAM DRIVE
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Response Number 2
Name: Mike Lang Date: January 25, 2001 at 12:57:59 Pacific
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Ok what does that mean and how do I get me set up only to read one drive letter like C:
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Response Number 3
Name: Mike Lang Date: January 25, 2001 at 12:59:03 Pacific
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Ok what does that mean and how do I get me set up only to read one drive letter like C:
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Response Number 4
Name: $$%%%@*( Date: January 25, 2001 at 13:01:56 Pacific
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That means (sorry to skip that part) the contents of the floppy are brought into system memory otherwise known as RAM. You don't format the RAM disk just A:\>format c: The programs on the floppy need working room other than the hard drive so they use the RAM hence you have a RAM DRIVE.....OK??
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Response Number 5
Name: $$%%%@*( Date: January 25, 2001 at 13:03:55 Pacific
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PS after you are done the RAM drive goes away since it is dynamic!
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Response Number 6
Name: Mike Lang Date: January 25, 2001 at 13:07:10 Pacific
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Thank you so I don't have to worry about windows me splitting up the hard drive into half or anything like that?? I fdisk it so it has one primary disk partion I just thought windows was trying to make two or something..... So everything is ok and I can go ahead with the install??? Thank you so much !!!
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Response Number 7
Name: $$%%%@*( Date: January 25, 2001 at 13:11:08 Pacific
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Yep...Welcome to the wacky world of Win-ME
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Response Number 8
Name: mike Date: January 25, 2001 at 13:14:06 Pacific
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Thank you !
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Response Number 9
Name: $$%%%@*( Date: January 25, 2001 at 13:21:45 Pacific
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You are most welcome!
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Response Number 10
Name: Mike Date: January 25, 2001 at 13:44:41 Pacific
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Ok have another question for you I'm trying to format another computer but when I type a:\>format c: it states FORMAT NOT SUPPORTED ON DRIVE C: FORMAT TERMINATED. What am I doing wrong ? when I type c:dir it shows a directry so I don't know what's going on !!! If you could help that would be great.
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Response Number 11
Name: $$%%%@*( Date: January 25, 2001 at 13:57:54 Pacific
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I was using that as an example. At the A:\> type the current CDROM drive letter in your case E: then hit enter Now you will be in the root of E: looks like this E:\> now type "CD WIN9X" without quotes. you will see this E:\WIN9X\> now type format C: and hit enter. You can also type SETUP at the E:\>...........OK If you are not sure about what you can do you can type DIR at any prompt and find the contents of that directory. You need to have an app to run it that is why you start up the RAM drive so that drivers for your CDROM can be loaded plus command.com and everything else. The format tool is in the CDROM
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Response Number 12
Name: Mike Date: January 25, 2001 at 14:19:42 Pacific
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