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Old July 31st 06, 02:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.win98.setup,24hoursupport.helpdesk,alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq
Earl F. Parrish
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Default Help! Cannot format C. Boot from bootdisk. A:\Format c: bad command


"Jonny" wrote in message
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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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Jonny

It is not fdisk.exe he wants. It is format.com. Bad command means that the
file was not found in the path. Format.com is found on the startup disk
created with Windows 98SE. It is loaded into a RAM drive. It is not loaded
if you choose Minimal Boot. If you do not make a choice, you go to the Help
File. Shift-F5 takes you to the Command Prompt within the Help File. The
underlying operating system is the Minimal Boot. You have to Choose CD
Support/No CD Support to get the fully operational MS-DOS.



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Earl F. Parrish