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Old March 3rd 05, 03:47 PM
Bob Robinson
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Default formatting a hard disc in windows 98 se

after typing format c:/s I get following message. Insufficient memory to
load system files- format terminated
help
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Old March 7th 05, 12:07 AM
Ron Badour
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To add a note to Don's reply, the /s switch is what loads the system files
and it is not needed. Including it can sometimes cause a problem so if:
Format C: works, just use that command.

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after typing format c:/s I get following message. Insufficient memory to
load system files- format terminated
help



 




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