Help! Abnormal behavior of Format Command

Bunty · 07-18-2006, 10:57 AM

FORMAT Format
My computer was slow downed. So, I thinked to format drive C: (in which Windows XP was installed). I restarted my computer and inserted the Windows 98 Startup Disc.

Then I go to command menu and typed:
A:\> Format C:

And It started to format. after the completion, I restarted my computer.
But... The Windows was still there. My Drive D: was formatted instead of Drive C:
I'm 100% sure that I type 'C:' to format. I think that it may be due to I used Windows 98 startup disc (floppy, i.e.) instead of windows XP.

Can anybody tell me what's the matter is?

**Shady** · 07-18-2006, 11:50 AM

it's because your file system is NTFS on drive C and DOS can't read NTFS (well the version you had can't) anyway
so the drives name have been shifted that's why the D was formatted
if you want to format C ... use winxp cd.
that's pretty much it

07-18-2006, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bunty New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 11	Format--- Please Help, it's a promblem FORMAT Format My computer was slow downed. So, I thinked to format drive C: (in which Windows XP was installed). I restarted my computer and inserted the Windows 98 Startup Disc. Then I go to command menu and typed: A:\> Format C: And It started to format. after the completion, I restarted my computer. But... The Windows was still there. My Drive D: was formatted instead of Drive C: I'm 100% sure that I type 'C:' to format. I think that it may be due to I used Windows 98 startup disc (floppy, i.e.) instead of windows XP. Can anybody tell me what's the matter is? Last edited by Bunty; 07-18-2006 at 11:38 AM.

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07-18-2006, 11:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shady Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cairo Age: 20 Posts: 2,336	it's because your file system is NTFS on drive C and DOS can't read NTFS (well the version you had can't) anyway so the drives name have been shifted that's why the D was formatted if you want to format C ... use winxp cd. that's pretty much it