Clean Install of ME

I want to do a clean install of ME over '98. I tried reformatting the C:
Drive as per Article ID 221829, and then Article ID 66706, but when I try
format c: /s I get a message saying that Windows doesn't support this type of
formatting any more and I need to make a startup disk, which I obviously have
otherwise I wouldn't be here. Can you tell me in plain English how to do a
clean install of ME from a CD onto a hard disk starting from scratch. Thanks.
--
Thanks - Ted

Find out what kind of hard disk you have.

Go to the HD's manufacturer's web site.

Download the FLOPPY (not the CDROM) formatting tools there and put them on a
floppy. Some require two floppies.

Turn your computer off. Complete shut down.

Turn it on with the HD's floppy in place.

Follow the instructions to format and partition your hard disk once the
floppies load. You probably only need a quick format. Once done with
formatting and partitioning, reboot using Ctrl/Alt/Del and hit Del or
whatever your BIOS requires like F1 and change the boot sequence to the
CDROM first in the BIOS and put Win Me in the CDROM. Save and exit and Me
should start installing. When done, set the boot order back in the BIOS.

Good luck.

Alias
"Tedrick" wrote in message
...
:I want to do a clean install of ME over '98. I tried reformatting the C:
: Drive as per Article ID 221829, and then Article ID 66706, but when I try
: format c: /s I get a message saying that Windows doesn't support this type
of
: formatting any more and I need to make a startup disk, which I obviously
have
: otherwise I wouldn't be here. Can you tell me in plain English how to do
a
: clean install of ME from a CD onto a hard disk starting from scratch.
Thanks.
: --
: Thanks - Ted

Forget about /S. This is not only unnecessary if you are installing Win
Me but also unsupported by Win Me's Format command.

Therefore all you need do is use FORMAT C: and then run setup from the Win
Me CD.

See also the file CLEANHD.TXT which is in the Win 9x folder on the Win Me
CD and also as KB271673 - "Windows Millennium Edition Cleanhd.txt File
contents" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=271673). See also KB255867 -
"How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition
a Hard Disk" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255867).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Tedrick wrote:

I want to do a clean install of ME over '98. I tried reformatting
the C: Drive as per Article ID 221829, and then Article ID 66706, but
when I try format c: /s I get a message saying that Windows doesn't
support this type of formatting any more and I need to make a startup
disk, which I obviously have otherwise I wouldn't be here. Can you
tell me in plain English how to do a clean install of ME from a CD
onto a hard disk starting from scratch. Thanks.

Thanks very much - that all worked. Much obliged.

"Mike M" wrote:

Forget about /S. This is not only unnecessary if you are installing Win
Me but also unsupported by Win Me's Format command.

Therefore all you need do is use FORMAT C: and then run setup from the Win
Me CD.

See also the file CLEANHD.TXT which is in the Win 9x folder on the Win Me
CD and also as KB271673 - "Windows Millennium Edition Cleanhd.txt File
contents" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=271673). See also KB255867 -
"How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition
a Hard Disk" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255867).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Tedrick wrote:

I want to do a clean install of ME over '98. I tried reformatting
the C: Drive as per Article ID 221829, and then Article ID 66706, but
when I try format c: /s I get a message saying that Windows doesn't
support this type of formatting any more and I need to make a startup
disk, which I obviously have otherwise I wouldn't be here. Can you
tell me in plain English how to do a clean install of ME from a CD
onto a hard disk starting from scratch. Thanks.

Thank you both - that all helped and I've done it.

"Alias" wrote:

Find out what kind of hard disk you have.

Go to the HD's manufacturer's web site.

Download the FLOPPY (not the CDROM) formatting tools there and put them on a
floppy. Some require two floppies.

Turn your computer off. Complete shut down.

Turn it on with the HD's floppy in place.

Follow the instructions to format and partition your hard disk once the
floppies load. You probably only need a quick format. Once done with
formatting and partitioning, reboot using Ctrl/Alt/Del and hit Del or
whatever your BIOS requires like F1 and change the boot sequence to the
CDROM first in the BIOS and put Win Me in the CDROM. Save and exit and Me
should start installing. When done, set the boot order back in the BIOS.

Good luck.

Alias
"Tedrick" wrote in message
...
:I want to do a clean install of ME over '98. I tried reformatting the C:
: Drive as per Article ID 221829, and then Article ID 66706, but when I try
: format c: /s I get a message saying that Windows doesn't support this type
of
: formatting any more and I need to make a startup disk, which I obviously
have
: otherwise I wouldn't be here. Can you tell me in plain English how to do
a
: clean install of ME from a CD onto a hard disk starting from scratch.
Thanks.
: --
: Thanks - Ted

You're welcome.

Alias
"Tedrick" wrote in message
...
: Thank you both - that all helped and I've done it.
:
: "Alias" wrote:
:
: Find out what kind of hard disk you have.
:
: Go to the HD's manufacturer's web site.
:
: Download the FLOPPY (not the CDROM) formatting tools there and put them
on a
: floppy. Some require two floppies.
:
: Turn your computer off. Complete shut down.
:
: Turn it on with the HD's floppy in place.
:
: Follow the instructions to format and partition your hard disk once the
: floppies load. You probably only need a quick format. Once done with
: formatting and partitioning, reboot using Ctrl/Alt/Del and hit Del or
: whatever your BIOS requires like F1 and change the boot sequence to the
: CDROM first in the BIOS and put Win Me in the CDROM. Save and exit and
Me
: should start installing. When done, set the boot order back in the BIOS.
:
: Good luck.
:
: Alias
: "Tedrick" wrote in message
: ...
: :I want to do a clean install of ME over '98. I tried reformatting the
C:
: : Drive as per Article ID 221829, and then Article ID 66706, but when I
try
: : format c: /s I get a message saying that Windows doesn't support this
type
: of
: : formatting any more and I need to make a startup disk, which I
obviously
: have
: : otherwise I wouldn't be here. Can you tell me in plain English how to
do
: a
: : clean install of ME from a CD onto a hard disk starting from scratch.
: Thanks.
: : --
: : Thanks - Ted
:
:
:

That's good to read. Well done.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Tedrick wrote:

Thanks very much - that all worked. Much obliged.