[benedicuk]

What next?

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What was the last thing you tried?

[wannabe1]

What was the last thing you tried?

[benedicuk]

Yesterday, post 85

[wannabe1]

Ok...you have extracted format.com onto the startup disk?

If you are at the A:\ prompt, type format c: /s ENTER

[benedicuk]

Is that as a result of "extract ebd.cab format.com"?

It now says
"Parametr format not correct - c

[wannabe1]

Did you happen to download and create the Win98 Startup disk as I suggested in post #86?

[benedicuk]

Not yet but can do so now if you like?

[wannabe1]

Yes, let's do that. The format file on that disk is a little less glitchy than the format.com on the ME disk.

[benedicuk]

Ok I now have one of those disks in the machine.

[wannabe1]

Have you done a reboot with that disk in the machine...it contains different drivers and diagnostics, so we need to get them into the ram.

Once you've done that and are at the A:\ prompt, type format C: /s ENTER

Let me know if it begins the formatting process.

Edited by wannabe1, 18 January 2006 - 02:31 PM.

[benedicuk]

It now says Warning all data on non removable disk drive C will be lost
Proceed with format (Y/N)?

[wannabe1]

YES!!!!!!!

type Y and press ENTER

[benedicuk]

Went very quickly to A:/>

[wannabe1]

At the A:\ prompt, type E:\setup ENTER (note the backslash...use that optional key you found)

[benedicuk]

It started and the stopped , saying Scanning system registry...
Windows Setup requires 15728640 bytes available on your C: drive

A:\>