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Old 12-18-2003, 09:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Formatting c: drive
Why do i get "bad command or file" from dos prompt? used a boot disk created in XP.

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Old 12-18-2003, 09:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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cuz the comand aint no good, lol.

What command exactly?

Could be a certain version of DOS or might not be actual "dos" at all.


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Old 12-18-2003, 09:33 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 12-18-2003, 09:36 PM   #4 (permalink)
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xp does not contain dos

you must use a boot disk with dos on it to be able to use that command.
although you can format a floppy, but not allowed to format c:
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i did use a boot disk
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Old 12-18-2003, 09:39 PM   #6 (permalink)
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HOW TO: Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
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Old 12-18-2003, 09:40 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Hmm... isn't the command supposed to be: format c:\ (with the back slash)?
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I think the question here is exactly what sort of boot disks XP makes....does it make boot disks that support DOS commands?

I dont know I never tried em.
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Old 12-18-2003, 09:44 PM   #9 (permalink)
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tried that too
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Old 12-18-2003, 09:53 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I don't know about xp boot disks but I can tell you win2000 boot disks do not boot to dos.
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