format c: /u or format c: /s?

format c: /u or format c: /s?

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Name: Vien
Date: July 22, 2005 at 19:20:19 Pacific
Subject: format c: /u or format c: /s?
OS: Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 2.4GHz, 256MB R

Comment:

Hi everyone,
I am a little bit confusing when we need to use the "format c: /u" command? "/u" mean "Unconditional" format, right? I understand the "format c: /s" command. It is used to format the active drive and copies the system files to the hard disk.
THank you very much for any clarification

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Name: jboy
Date: July 22, 2005 at 20:16:57 Pacific
Subject: format c: /u or format c: /s?

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The system switch isn't normally necessary if you intend to install an Operating System - and most people do - that will be taken care of during the installation process. If you have some oddball 'swappable' FDD & CD combo, then you might need to make the HDD bootable first.
It's not absolutely necessary to use any switches with format
Format /?
.. gives a brief outline of the command line parameters
Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. -John Wayne

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