Re: hard drive reformat HELP !!!

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From: Steve
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 00:00

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Ric Nemmers wrote:

>  I need to reformat my hard drive , what are the commands ???

If you want to completely format the whole thing (no system files), just type:

format c:

at the DOS prompt.

If you want the system files transferred when the format is done, type:

format c: /s

at the DOS prompt.

> also how do i get the computer to recognize the cd rom to install win95 from
> ???

If you have copies of your autoexec.bat and config.sys on your hard drive now,
copy the relevant lines into new files with the same name on a floppy disk.
Also, if you don't use the "/s" switch when you format, you may want to copy the
"sys.com" file to the floppy you're going to boot from in order to transfer
system files to the hard drive when you're ready. If you're going to partition
the drive in DOS, you'll need the fdisk.? (not sure if it's a "com" or "exe"
file) file on the floppy as well.

Steve
meowmix@ican.net

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From: Steve <meowmixx@ican.net>
Subject: Re: hard drive reformat HELP !!!
Date: 1997/09/12
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