Okay, I give up.... sigh. I have been working on this computer for days and have had no success. I've tried the advice posted and get to the recovery console and then when I type in the format c:/fs:nfts it gives me errors about invalid perimeters or switches.. I can't remember what it said to be honest because I've seen so many errors these past few days. So, to avoid putting my foot right through this computer screen... I'm gonna give up and be stuck with my computer not running right.... sigh.

How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q255867& --------------------- How to Format: Use a 95 or 98 start up disk Boot to A: Fdisk Delete Partition or logical drive Delete primary DOS partition if fat16 or fat32 Delete Non DOS if NTFS Next Create DOS partition Create primary DOS partition Do you wish to use max size?_______Y Reboot to A: format C: You have FAT32 If you want NTFS you can convert later.

Nancy What are you wanting to do? If you want to convert from FAT32 to NTFS then at the Command Prompt (Accessoreies) type convert C: /fs:ntfs Lesley

There is a space after the C: convert C: /fs:/ntfs Lesley

Nancy, Look at this site, bottom right of page - Delpart.exe http://radified.com/Files/

I've still written it wrongly! convert C: /fs:ntfs

If you are trying to start fresh and you already have an NTFS partition you want to erase, that command doesn't work. You have to DELETE the existing partition first using the diskpart tool in the Recovery Console, then create and format a new partition. The format command in the Console only works if you are changing to a different format than what is already there, and probably won't work at all if there is an operating system present. Kind of a safety feature to prevent accidental erasure of the operating system. Repair XP