how to make (format) a system disk

[Guest jbclem]

I want to put system files on a floppy disk. But going to a cmd prompt and

typing format a:\ /s doesn't work because the format command is not

recognized. Does Win2000 have a way to do this.

 

I tried booting up into Dos to do this, but I still don't know where the

appropriate format.exe file is so that didn't work either.

 

I'm using FAT32 for a file system. Where can I find a format.exe that will

work with this?

 

John

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: how to make (format) a system disk

 

What system files are you after?

 

 

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"jbclem" wrote:

>I want to put system files on a floppy disk. But going to a cmd prompt and

> typing format a:\ /s doesn't work because the format command is not

> recognized. Does Win2000 have a way to do this.

>

> I tried booting up into Dos to do this, but I still don't know where the

> appropriate format.exe file is so that didn't work either.

>

> I'm using FAT32 for a file system. Where can I find a format.exe that

> will

> work with this?

>

> John

>

>

[Guest jbclem]

Re: how to make (format) a system disk

 

I want to make an emergency disk for Solo Antivirus. The first part of the

instructions are to format a floppy disk with system files, ie...take a

floppy and at a Dos prompt run "format a:\ /s".

 

I tried that with the CMD prompt from within Win2000. Then I booted up in

Dos (from another floppy already set to do this) and tried the same command

from a Dos prompt. It didn't work either way. From the CMD prompt the

result was "invalid parameter - /s". I forget the exact words from the Dos

prompt but basically it wasn't finding the format.com file in the root

directory.

 

I'm trying to create the system files needed to boot up this antivirus

emergency disk in Dos. This is one of the ways Solo Antivirus repairs

certain viruses/trojans that it's detected. This used to be easy to do back

in the Dos days, even with the early Windows. But I guess the format.com

command that comes with Win2000 doesn't respond to the /s switch.

 

So the question is where do I find a format.com that will work with this /s

switch. Or is there a way to format this floppy disk and add the Dos system

files from somewhere in Win2000.

 

John

 

 

 

 

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message

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> What system files are you after?

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "jbclem" wrote:

> >I want to put system files on a floppy disk. But going to a cmd prompt

and

> > typing format a:\ /s doesn't work because the format command is not

> > recognized. Does Win2000 have a way to do this.

> >

> > I tried booting up into Dos to do this, but I still don't know where the

> > appropriate format.exe file is so that didn't work either.

> >

> > I'm using FAT32 for a file system. Where can I find a format.exe that

> > will

> > work with this?

> >

> > John

> >

> >

>

[Guest DL]

Re: how to make (format) a system disk

 

Have you looked at Format, within Win, from explorer, if recollection serves

me theres an option to create one

Otherwise http://www.bootdisk.com

 

"jbclem" <jbclem1@charter.net> wrote in message

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>I want to make an emergency disk for Solo Antivirus. The first part of the

> instructions are to format a floppy disk with system files, ie...take a

> floppy and at a Dos prompt run "format a:\ /s".

>

> I tried that with the CMD prompt from within Win2000. Then I booted up in

> Dos (from another floppy already set to do this) and tried the same

> command

> from a Dos prompt. It didn't work either way. From the CMD prompt the

> result was "invalid parameter - /s". I forget the exact words from the

> Dos

> prompt but basically it wasn't finding the format.com file in the root

> directory.

>

> I'm trying to create the system files needed to boot up this antivirus

> emergency disk in Dos. This is one of the ways Solo Antivirus repairs

> certain viruses/trojans that it's detected. This used to be easy to do

> back

> in the Dos days, even with the early Windows. But I guess the format.com

> command that comes with Win2000 doesn't respond to the /s switch.

>

> So the question is where do I find a format.com that will work with this

> /s

> switch. Or is there a way to format this floppy disk and add the Dos

> system

> files from somewhere in Win2000.

>

> John

>

>

>

>

> "Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:7ABF8B40-F3DE-4882-892F-35A22256EFF4@microsoft.com...

>> What system files are you after?

>>

>>

>> --

>>

>> Regards,

>>

>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

>> Microsoft Certified Professional

>> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>>

>> "jbclem" wrote:

>> >I want to put system files on a floppy disk. But going to a cmd prompt

> and

>> > typing format a:\ /s doesn't work because the format command is not

>> > recognized. Does Win2000 have a way to do this.

>> >

>> > I tried booting up into Dos to do this, but I still don't know where

>> > the

>> > appropriate format.exe file is so that didn't work either.

>> >

>> > I'm using FAT32 for a file system. Where can I find a format.exe that

>> > will

>> > work with this?

>> >

>> > John

>> >

>> >

>>

>

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: how to make (format) a system disk

 

Probably easiest to get one here.

 

http://www.bootdisk.com/

 

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"jbclem" wrote:

>I want to make an emergency disk for Solo Antivirus. The first part of the

> instructions are to format a floppy disk with system files, ie...take a

> floppy and at a Dos prompt run "format a:\ /s".

>

> I tried that with the CMD prompt from within Win2000. Then I booted up in

> Dos (from another floppy already set to do this) and tried the same

> command

> from a Dos prompt. It didn't work either way. From the CMD prompt the

> result was "invalid parameter - /s". I forget the exact words from the

> Dos

> prompt but basically it wasn't finding the format.com file in the root

> directory.

>

> I'm trying to create the system files needed to boot up this antivirus

> emergency disk in Dos. This is one of the ways Solo Antivirus repairs

> certain viruses/trojans that it's detected. This used to be easy to do

> back

> in the Dos days, even with the early Windows. But I guess the format.com

> command that comes with Win2000 doesn't respond to the /s switch.

>

> So the question is where do I find a format.com that will work with this

> /s

> switch. Or is there a way to format this floppy disk and add the Dos

> system

> files from somewhere in Win2000.

>

> John

[Guest philo]

Re: how to make (format) a system disk

 

 

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Probably easiest to get one here.

>

> http://www.bootdisk.com/

>

>

>

 

 

 

That's correct, as Win2k by itself cannot create a dos boot floppy

[Guest 3c273]

Re: how to make (format) a system disk

 

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message

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>

> "Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:503738EF-3A55-4A67-8629-8F8F4836EA9E@microsoft.com...

> > Probably easiest to get one here.

> >

> > http://www.bootdisk.com/

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> That's correct, as Win2k by itself cannot create a dos boot floppy

>

>

You can make a bootable floppy if you have the cd. Browse to the

X:\VALUEADD\3RDPARTY\CA_ANTIV folder on the win2k cd and run makedisk.bat.

It will make a DOS boot disk containing an antivirus utility.

Louis