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Dan B

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 22:20

http://www.bootdisk.com


Tidus

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 20:53

Try This Link, and Download the Home or Pro Floppy Boot (6 Floppy Disks Reqd!) Think it should work. :thumbs:


Andy_S

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 20:32

i hate computers!


Trucido

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 20:21

you want a 95/98 boot disk really...just format and fdisk or is it the other way round :P yeah well whatever


Andy_S

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 20:15

right, Ive got to the A:/ bit, but when I type FORMAT C:, it says bad file name? Is that the right command?


Gareth.O

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:58

that's just what I'm talking him through :lol:


Makarus

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:58

Boot up the machine, after XP has loaded put a floppy in the drive, then go to My Computer>Right click the floppy drive>Select format>Select "Create MS-DOS Startup Disk"

When it has done that, restart the machine, get into your BIOS (normally by pressing DELETE at the POST screen (the black screen that counts the memory and shite). Then select the boot sequence and set it so that the floppy is checked for boot before the hard disk. Then you have options to boot with CD support and such like, boot with CD Support and then when you have the command prompt type "format C:/u" which makes sure the drive is fully cleared. Because XP wont have got chance to boot it cant inforce its protection on the drive, voila.


si_reading

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:56

If you stick the XP disc in and reboot, and boot from your CD-Rom you should get the options to reformat and install a fresh copy of XP.


Gareth.O

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:52

u on msn?


Andy_S

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:50

Ive tried the xp CD but it doesnt seem to let me do it


Andy_S

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:49

you know more than me, wtf is Fdisk? lol


Gareth.O

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:49

gotta get into command prompt for that. do you have a boot floppy disk or summat? if not there is a way doing it off the XP CD


Colin.S

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:46

I dont know much, but couldnt you use Fdisk?


Andy_S

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:45

quote:
Originally posted by Gareth.O
does it not let you do it in command prompt in the start > all programs > accessories menu?


All I get is 'can not lock the drive, the volume is still in use'

and

enter current volume lable for drive c

anyone help?
:boggle:


Paul H

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:36

on mine i got a separate disc that you chuck in before boot up and it asks if you want to format disc and re install


Gareth.O

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:33

does it not let you do it in command prompt in the start > all programs > accessories menu?


Andy_S

posted on 19th Nov 03 at 19:24

I want to format the comp, but it wont let get onto the prompt screen to Format:C/ on XP. So I want to unistall XP then format.
Anyone know how to do it?

Andy

[Edited on 19-11-2003 by Andy@CruisinUK]