Thread: Help! Cannot format C. Boot from bootdisk. A:\Format c: bad command
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Old July 29th 06, 05:43 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.win98.setup,24hoursupport.helpdesk,alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq
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Default Help! Cannot format C. Boot from bootdisk. A:\Format c: bad command
No shift. No F anything. A bootable diskette takes you directly to a
command prompt.
A bootable diskette (copy system files with windows explorer) does not
contain the file fdisk.exe, whereas, a startup diskette does.
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i created a bootdisk form windows 98SE of the computer.

I want to format c drive.

Booted from the boot disk. Shift+F5 goes to Prompt. And got bad command
after typing format c:

Please help!