need help!!!going to xp pro

[jsfiat]

I have a msi kt3 ultra wit a raid setup running w98se. I want to reformat and inst wi xp pro I use the boot disk, selectw/cd rom support and tried all comb of format c:\ and keep getting a bad file command what am I doing wrong?

[omalleytrading]

Just a suggestion, you might want to try creating a DOS boot disk, boot from that, then format from DOS. Just copy the FORMAT.EXE to the floppy disk before you reboot.

Good luck!

[jsfiat]

I have several 98se boot disks none work. Why do I get a bad command file is there an easier way to reformat?? everywhere I look everyone says just type i format c:\, how could this not work???

[cbuddha42]

"format c:" (no "s)
the "\" is whats messing it up

[Phantom74]

Have you tried using the XP Pro cd and booting and formatting from that?

[Telexen]

Boot to the WinXP cd and you should be given options to format..you don't have to use commands with Windows NT/2000/XP

[jsfiat]

oh, i was under the impression that booting from thexp pro disc is not a clean install. but you guys know, thats why i posted here. i tried that and it said to close the anti virus software, idisabled it but message came up again. i will uninstall norton then boot from xp disc. thanks by the way, i tried the format c:and that didn't work either I will post on the results

[Telexen]

Letting Windows autorun the XP CD is what results in a non-clean format...this is because before Windows reboots your system, it puts system files on your drive...so it can't format it...so then it just overwrites everything it needs to, and leaves everything else.

[cbuddha42]

hum format c: should work as long as you didnt boot off c.......wonder why it doesn't work

[jsfiat]

I deleted the norton and then going thru setup it does not ask to reformat, asked for the raid floppy, did that, it rebooted and now i get this error "stop0x0000007b and more it thinks hard drives corrupt or virus, I think I am screwed