WIN XP Format HELP!!!

Wraith · 07-07-03, 12:40 PM

D@MN! It figures, i have a lan aprty that needs a server, and i tryed formating the hd from 98 to xp, and it tells me it cant format becaus ethe disk is dammaged! I know its not, but what can i do?

How can i make an Xp starup disk to fromat the drive under MSDOS?

Is there any way to get around this probelm? ANy help, please! FAST!

Wraith · 07-07-03, 01:01 PM

anyone? please?

ThePerfectCore · 07-07-03, 01:32 PM

You could use fdisk, from a 98SE startup disk, to delete the partition and then recreate it. You could also use the 98SE disc, as long as the partition is FAT32, to quick format the partition.

Just type

format c: /q

At the command prompt.

From there you can boot from the XP disc and tell the setup program to leave the partition alone (no changes).

h20link · 07-07-03, 01:48 PM

or go to bootdisk.com and get the winXP boot disks.

it takes 6 floppies to make an XP boot disk but I was using one this weekend w/ no problems

07-07-03, 12:40 PM	Thread Starter #1
Wraith Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fussa Japan	WIN XP Format HELP!!! D@MN! It figures, i have a lan aprty that needs a server, and i tryed formating the hd from 98 to xp, and it tells me it cant format becaus ethe disk is dammaged! I know its not, but what can i do? How can i make an Xp starup disk to fromat the drive under MSDOS? Is there any way to get around this probelm? ANy help, please! FAST! __________________ Athlon 2000+ @ 1.9 147/147 ECS K7S5A 256 MB TwinMOS DDR PC2100 ATI Radeon 9000 128 MB (Saphire) 40 Gig Western Digital Atapi CDRW Atapi DVD ROM 16x Stock HS and Fan Watercooled- Maze 3 Lucite,Dtek 200GPH Pump/Res, Black Ice Micro "So, please, flush any 100% across-the-board crap out of your heads and let's look at this anew. You Were Wrong, Wrong, Wrong; The Radeon Rules!" - Overclockers.com
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07-07-03, 01:01 PM	Thread Starter #2
Wraith Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fussa Japan	anyone? please? __________________ Athlon 2000+ @ 1.9 147/147 ECS K7S5A 256 MB TwinMOS DDR PC2100 ATI Radeon 9000 128 MB (Saphire) 40 Gig Western Digital Atapi CDRW Atapi DVD ROM 16x Stock HS and Fan Watercooled- Maze 3 Lucite,Dtek 200GPH Pump/Res, Black Ice Micro "So, please, flush any 100% across-the-board crap out of your heads and let's look at this anew. You Were Wrong, Wrong, Wrong; The Radeon Rules!" - Overclockers.com
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07-07-03, 01:32 PM	#3
ThePerfectCore Red Raccoon Dojo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas	You could use fdisk, from a 98SE startup disk, to delete the partition and then recreate it. You could also use the 98SE disc, as long as the partition is FAT32, to quick format the partition. Just type format c: /q At the command prompt. From there you can boot from the XP disc and tell the setup program to leave the partition alone (no changes).
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07-07-03, 01:48 PM	#4
h20link Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: down at fraggle rock	or go to bootdisk.com and get the winXP boot disks. it takes 6 floppies to make an XP boot disk but I was using one this weekend w/ no problems
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