Format with Recovery console

[Daniel]

Hi



when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the NTFS

file system?



thanks



Daniel

 

[DL]

Assuming you are accessing the console via a winxp cd, why not delete &

format using the tools provided?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058





"Daniel" wrote in message

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> Hi

>

> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

> NTFS file system?

>

> thanks

>

> Daniel

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"Daniel" wrote in message

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> Hi

>

> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

> NTFS file system?

>

> thanks

>

> Daniel



Just boot the machine with your WinXP installation CD, then follow the

prompts.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:00:34 +1000, "Daniel"

wrote:





> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the NTFS

> file system?





Why do you want to format the C: drive? Is your intent to reinstall

Windows?



If that's your intent, don't try to do it that way. Simply boot from

the XP CD and follow the prompts for a clean installation. It will do

the format for you as the first step of the installation.



--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

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[db]

if the disk already has

windows installed



you can simply convert

it to ntfs without formatting

and reinstalling the o.s.



--



db·´¯`·...¸>

DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

- Systems Analyst

- Database Developer

- Accountancy

- Veteran of the Armed Forces

- Microsoft Partner

- @hotmail.com

~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen



>

>



"Daniel" wrote in message news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Hi

>

> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the NTFS file system?

>

> thanks

>

> Daniel

 

[Daniel]

To all



the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not recognise

it as valid

and will not install to it.



But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know what

FAT it will format to.



Thanks



Daniel

"db" wrote in message

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> if the disk already has

> windows installed

>

> you can simply convert

> it to ntfs without formatting

> and reinstalling the o.s.

>

> --

>

> db·´¯`·...¸>

> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

> - Systems Analyst

> - Database Developer

> - Accountancy

> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

> - Microsoft Partner

> - @hotmail.com

> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>

>>

>>

>

> "Daniel" wrote in message

> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Hi

>>

>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

>> NTFS file system?

>>

>> thanks

>>

>> Daniel

>

>

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

If the WinXP installation CD does not recognise your hard disk then it

either requires a proprietary driver or else it is defective. You should

download and run the diagnostic program that its manufacturer has on his web

site.



"Daniel" wrote in message

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> To all

>

> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not recognise

> it as valid

> and will not install to it.

>

> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know what

> FAT it will format to.

>

> Thanks

>

> Daniel

> "db" wrote in message

> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>> if the disk already has

>> windows installed

>>

>> you can simply convert

>> it to ntfs without formatting

>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>

>> --

>>

>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>> - Systems Analyst

>> - Database Developer

>> - Accountancy

>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>> - Microsoft Partner

>> - @hotmail.com

>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi

>>>

>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

>>> NTFS file system?

>>>

>>> thanks

>>>

>>> Daniel

>>

>>

 

[Daniel]

Sometimes the file allocation or system is corrupted and windows cannot see

it, the fact that

recovery consol sees it indicates that it is not necessarily a defective

disk.



I have had this happen before on my PC and all I had to do was format the

disk in dos

and reinstall windows, that Hard Drive is still working 5 years later.



cheers



Daniel



"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote in message

news:O$CfIgS3KHA.5084@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> If the WinXP installation CD does not recognise your hard disk then it

> either requires a proprietary driver or else it is defective. You should

> download and run the diagnostic program that its manufacturer has on his

> web site.

>

> "Daniel" wrote in message

> news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> To all

>>

>> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not

>> recognise it as valid

>> and will not install to it.

>>

>> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know what

>> FAT it will format to.

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Daniel

>> "db" wrote in message

>> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>>> if the disk already has

>>> windows installed

>>>

>>> you can simply convert

>>> it to ntfs without formatting

>>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>> - Systems Analyst

>>> - Database Developer

>>> - Accountancy

>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>> - @hotmail.com

>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Hi

>>>>

>>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

>>>> NTFS file system?

>>>>

>>>> thanks

>>>>

>>>> Daniel

>>>

>>>

>

 

[Daave]

Listen to Pegasus; he knows what he is talking about.



The fact of the matter is hard drives can and do go bad. The only way to

know for sure is run a diagnostic. You can download what you need to

make a bootable diagnostic CD or floppy from the drive manufacturer's

Web site. You may even use HDAT2 to determine and repair bad sectors (if

that's the only issue):



http://www.hdat2.com/



What is the make and model of your hard drive?



Furtermore, you're not using Windows 98, so there is no need to use a

floppy with MS-DOS to fdisk the hard drive. The XP installation CD is

bootable (make sure you configure the PC to boot off the CD!) and

contains everything needed to format the hard drive.



For detailed directions for a Clean Install, see:



http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html



Good luck!





Daniel wrote:

> Sometimes the file allocation or system is corrupted and windows

> cannot see it, the fact that

> recovery consol sees it indicates that it is not necessarily a

> defective disk.

>

> I have had this happen before on my PC and all I had to do was format

> the disk in dos

> and reinstall windows, that Hard Drive is still working 5 years later.

>

> cheers

>

> Daniel

>

> "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote in message

> news:O$CfIgS3KHA.5084@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> If the WinXP installation CD does not recognise your hard disk then

>> it either requires a proprietary driver or else it is defective. You

>> should download and run the diagnostic program that its manufacturer

>> has on his web site.

>>

>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>> news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> To all

>>>

>>> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not

>>> recognise it as valid

>>> and will not install to it.

>>>

>>> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not

>>> know what FAT it will format to.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> Daniel

>>> "db" wrote in message

>>> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>>>> if the disk already has

>>>> windows installed

>>>>

>>>> you can simply convert

>>>> it to ntfs without formatting

>>>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>>> - Systems Analyst

>>>> - Database Developer

>>>> - Accountancy

>>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>>> - @hotmail.com

>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Hi

>>>>>

>>>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive

>>>>> to the NTFS file system?

>>>>>

>>>>> thanks

>>>>>

>>>>> Daniel

 

[John John - MVP]

If the Recovery Console can see the disk then the Windows setup program

(the XP CD) will also see it and it will be able to format the drive.

As a matter of fact if the Setup program cannot see the disk then the

Recovery Console will also not be able to see it. There is absolutely

no need whatsoever to resort to DOS to format drives for Windows XP

installations!



John



Daniel wrote:

> Sometimes the file allocation or system is corrupted and windows cannot

> see it, the fact that

> recovery consol sees it indicates that it is not necessarily a defective

> disk.

>

> I have had this happen before on my PC and all I had to do was format

> the disk in dos

> and reinstall windows, that Hard Drive is still working 5 years later.

>

> cheers

>

> Daniel

>

> "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote in message

> news:O$CfIgS3KHA.5084@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> If the WinXP installation CD does not recognise your hard disk then it

>> either requires a proprietary driver or else it is defective. You

>> should download and run the diagnostic program that its manufacturer

>> has on his web site.

>>

>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>> news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> To all

>>>

>>> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not

>>> recognise it as valid

>>> and will not install to it.

>>>

>>> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know

>>> what FAT it will format to.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> Daniel

>>> "db" wrote in message

>>> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>>>> if the disk already has

>>>> windows installed

>>>>

>>>> you can simply convert

>>>> it to ntfs without formatting

>>>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>>> - Systems Analyst

>>>> - Database Developer

>>>> - Accountancy

>>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>>> - @hotmail.com

>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Hi

>>>>>

>>>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to

>>>>> the NTFS file system?

>>>>>

>>>>> thanks

>>>>>

>>>>> Daniel

>>>>

>>>>

>>

 

[db]

there are a number of

reasons as to why the

disk becomes dysfunctional.



perhaps, there is a change

in the bios



perhaps, the drive connectors

have wobble loose



perhaps, the file system crashed



perhaps, the drive is no longer

reliable



so the question is if you can

actually get to a disk prompt

via recovery console.



however, if you have nothing

to loose then I would simply

follow the recommendations

by others and



simply stick the xp into

the drive and commence

an install of the o.s.



btw: don't forget to change

the bios settings so that the

machine will boot from the

cd drive and boot with the

xp cd.

--



db·´¯`·...¸>

DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

- Systems Analyst

- Database Developer

- Accountancy

- Veteran of the Armed Forces

- Microsoft Partner

- @hotmail.com

~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen



>

>



"Daniel" wrote in message news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> To all

>

> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not recognise it as valid

> and will not install to it.

>

> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know what FAT it will format to.

>

> Thanks

>

> Daniel

> "db" wrote in message news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>> if the disk already has

>> windows installed

>>

>> you can simply convert

>> it to ntfs without formatting

>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>

>> --

>>

>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>> - Systems Analyst

>> - Database Developer

>> - Accountancy

>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>> - Microsoft Partner

>> - @hotmail.com

>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>> "Daniel" wrote in message news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi

>>>

>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the NTFS file system?

>>>

>>> thanks

>>>

>>> Daniel

>>

>>

 

[choro]

db wrote:

> there are a number of

> reasons as to why the

> dick becomes dysfunctional.



And what might those be,

if I might be bold enough

to ask? ;-)

 

[Daniel]

Thanks



"John John - MVP" wrote in message

news:eMjK9tW3KHA.5084@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> If the Recovery Console can see the disk then the Windows setup program

> (the XP CD) will also see it and it will be able to format the drive. As a

> matter of fact if the Setup program cannot see the disk then the Recovery

> Console will also not be able to see it. There is absolutely no need

> whatsoever to resort to DOS to format drives for Windows XP installations!

>

> John

>

> Daniel wrote:

>> Sometimes the file allocation or system is corrupted and windows cannot

>> see it, the fact that

>> recovery consol sees it indicates that it is not necessarily a defective

>> disk.

>>

>> I have had this happen before on my PC and all I had to do was format the

>> disk in dos

>> and reinstall windows, that Hard Drive is still working 5 years later.

>>

>> cheers

>>

>> Daniel

>>

>> "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote in message

>> news:O$CfIgS3KHA.5084@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> If the WinXP installation CD does not recognise your hard disk then it

>>> either requires a proprietary driver or else it is defective. You should

>>> download and run the diagnostic program that its manufacturer has on his

>>> web site.

>>>

>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>> news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> To all

>>>>

>>>> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not

>>>> recognise it as valid

>>>> and will not install to it.

>>>>

>>>> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know

>>>> what FAT it will format to.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>>>

>>>> Daniel

>>>> "db" wrote in message

>>>> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>>>>> if the disk already has

>>>>> windows installed

>>>>>

>>>>> you can simply convert

>>>>> it to ntfs without formatting

>>>>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>>

>>>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>>>> - Systems Analyst

>>>>> - Database Developer

>>>>> - Accountancy

>>>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>>>> - @hotmail.com

>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>>>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Hi

>>>>>>

>>>>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to

>>>>>> the NTFS file system?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> thanks

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Daniel

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>

 

[Daniel]

But in the end the question was....

"when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

NTFS file system"



I have now resolved the issue in another way and the disk is 100% okay.



cheers



Daniel



"db" wrote in message

news:5A812DF0-C648-4C94-87CF-591C00EC7FCA@microsoft.com...

> there are a number of

> reasons as to why the

> disk becomes dysfunctional.

>

> perhaps, there is a change

> in the bios

>

> perhaps, the drive connectors

> have wobble loose

>

> perhaps, the file system crashed

>

> perhaps, the drive is no longer

> reliable

>

> so the question is if you can

> actually get to a disk prompt

> via recovery console.

>

> however, if you have nothing

> to loose then I would simply

> follow the recommendations

> by others and

>

> simply stick the xp into

> the drive and commence

> an install of the o.s.

>

> btw: don't forget to change

> the bios settings so that the

> machine will boot from the

> cd drive and boot with the

> xp cd.

> --

>

> db·´¯`·...¸>

> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

> - Systems Analyst

> - Database Developer

> - Accountancy

> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

> - Microsoft Partner

> - @hotmail.com

> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>

>>

>>

>

> "Daniel" wrote in message

> news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> To all

>>

>> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not

>> recognise it as valid

>> and will not install to it.

>>

>> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know what

>> FAT it will format to.

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Daniel

>> "db" wrote in message

>> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>>> if the disk already has

>>> windows installed

>>>

>>> you can simply convert

>>> it to ntfs without formatting

>>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>> - Systems Analyst

>>> - Database Developer

>>> - Accountancy

>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>> - @hotmail.com

>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Hi

>>>>

>>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

>>>> NTFS file system?

>>>>

>>>> thanks

>>>>

>>>> Daniel

>>>

>>>

>

 

[John John - MVP]

You type the following, where x: is the drive letter:



format x: /fs:ntfs



The help screens would have given you this information.

For help in the recovery console type HELP.

For help on any command type help Command-Name or Command-Name /?, for

example:



help format

format /?



John



Daniel wrote:

> But in the end the question was....

> "when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

> NTFS file system"

>

> I have now resolved the issue in another way and the disk is 100% okay.

>

> cheers

>

> Daniel

>

> "db" wrote in message

> news:5A812DF0-C648-4C94-87CF-591C00EC7FCA@microsoft.com...

>> there are a number of

>> reasons as to why the

>> disk becomes dysfunctional.

>>

>> perhaps, there is a change

>> in the bios

>>

>> perhaps, the drive connectors

>> have wobble loose

>>

>> perhaps, the file system crashed

>>

>> perhaps, the drive is no longer

>> reliable

>>

>> so the question is if you can

>> actually get to a disk prompt

>> via recovery console.

>>

>> however, if you have nothing

>> to loose then I would simply

>> follow the recommendations

>> by others and

>>

>> simply stick the xp into

>> the drive and commence

>> an install of the o.s.

>>

>> btw: don't forget to change

>> the bios settings so that the

>> machine will boot from the

>> cd drive and boot with the

>> xp cd.

>> --

>>

>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>> - Systems Analyst

>> - Database Developer

>> - Accountancy

>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>> - Microsoft Partner

>> - @hotmail.com

>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>> news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> To all

>>>

>>> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not

>>> recognise it as valid

>>> and will not install to it.

>>>

>>> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know

>>> what FAT it will format to.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> Daniel

>>> "db" wrote in message

>>> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>>>> if the disk already has

>>>> windows installed

>>>>

>>>> you can simply convert

>>>> it to ntfs without formatting

>>>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>>> - Systems Analyst

>>>> - Database Developer

>>>> - Accountancy

>>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>>> - @hotmail.com

>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Hi

>>>>>

>>>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to

>>>>> the NTFS file system?

>>>>>

>>>>> thanks

>>>>>

>>>>> Daniel

>>>>

>>>>

>>

 

[Daniel]

John



good info, thanks for that.



cheers



Daniel



"John John - MVP" wrote in message

news:OTfIpKv3KHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> You type the following, where x: is the drive letter:

>

> format x: /fs:ntfs

>

> The help screens would have given you this information.

> For help in the recovery console type HELP.

> For help on any command type help Command-Name or Command-Name /?, for

> example:

>

> help format

> format /?

>

> John

>

> Daniel wrote:

>> But in the end the question was....

>> "when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the

>> NTFS file system"

>>

>> I have now resolved the issue in another way and the disk is 100% okay.

>>

>> cheers

>>

>> Daniel

>>

>> "db" wrote in message

>> news:5A812DF0-C648-4C94-87CF-591C00EC7FCA@microsoft.com...

>>> there are a number of

>>> reasons as to why the

>>> disk becomes dysfunctional.

>>>

>>> perhaps, there is a change

>>> in the bios

>>>

>>> perhaps, the drive connectors

>>> have wobble loose

>>>

>>> perhaps, the file system crashed

>>>

>>> perhaps, the drive is no longer

>>> reliable

>>>

>>> so the question is if you can

>>> actually get to a disk prompt

>>> via recovery console.

>>>

>>> however, if you have nothing

>>> to loose then I would simply

>>> follow the recommendations

>>> by others and

>>>

>>> simply stick the xp into

>>> the drive and commence

>>> an install of the o.s.

>>>

>>> btw: don't forget to change

>>> the bios settings so that the

>>> machine will boot from the

>>> cd drive and boot with the

>>> xp cd.

>>> --

>>>

>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>> - Systems Analyst

>>> - Database Developer

>>> - Accountancy

>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>> - @hotmail.com

>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>> news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> To all

>>>>

>>>> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not

>>>> recognise it as valid

>>>> and will not install to it.

>>>>

>>>> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not know

>>>> what FAT it will format to.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>>>

>>>> Daniel

>>>> "db" wrote in message

>>>> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>>>>> if the disk already has

>>>>> windows installed

>>>>>

>>>>> you can simply convert

>>>>> it to ntfs without formatting

>>>>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>>

>>>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>>>> - Systems Analyst

>>>>> - Database Developer

>>>>> - Accountancy

>>>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>>>> - @hotmail.com

>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>>>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Hi

>>>>>>

>>>>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to

>>>>>> the NTFS file system?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> thanks

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Daniel

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>

 

[John John - MVP]

You're welcome.



John



Daniel wrote:

> John

>

> good info, thanks for that.

>

> cheers

>

> Daniel

>

> "John John - MVP" wrote in message

> news:OTfIpKv3KHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> You type the following, where x: is the drive letter:

>>

>> format x: /fs:ntfs

>>

>> The help screens would have given you this information.

>> For help in the recovery console type HELP.

>> For help on any command type help Command-Name or Command-Name /?, for

>> example:

>>

>> help format

>> format /?

>>

>> John

>>

>> Daniel wrote:

>>> But in the end the question was....

>>> "when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to

>>> the NTFS file system"

>>>

>>> I have now resolved the issue in another way and the disk is 100% okay.

>>>

>>> cheers

>>>

>>> Daniel

>>>

>>> "db" wrote in message

>>> news:5A812DF0-C648-4C94-87CF-591C00EC7FCA@microsoft.com...

>>>> there are a number of

>>>> reasons as to why the

>>>> disk becomes dysfunctional.

>>>>

>>>> perhaps, there is a change

>>>> in the bios

>>>>

>>>> perhaps, the drive connectors

>>>> have wobble loose

>>>>

>>>> perhaps, the file system crashed

>>>>

>>>> perhaps, the drive is no longer

>>>> reliable

>>>>

>>>> so the question is if you can

>>>> actually get to a disk prompt

>>>> via recovery console.

>>>>

>>>> however, if you have nothing

>>>> to loose then I would simply

>>>> follow the recommendations

>>>> by others and

>>>>

>>>> simply stick the xp into

>>>> the drive and commence

>>>> an install of the o.s.

>>>>

>>>> btw: don't forget to change

>>>> the bios settings so that the

>>>> machine will boot from the

>>>> cd drive and boot with the

>>>> xp cd.

>>>> --

>>>>

>>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>>> - Systems Analyst

>>>> - Database Developer

>>>> - Accountancy

>>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>>> - @hotmail.com

>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>>> news:eLvK5OR3KHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>> To all

>>>>>

>>>>> the hard drive has lost it's file allocation and the CD does not

>>>>> recognise it as valid

>>>>> and will not install to it.

>>>>>

>>>>> But recovery consol does see it and will format it but I do not

>>>>> know what FAT it will format to.

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks

>>>>>

>>>>> Daniel

>>>>> "db" wrote in message

>>>>> news:E8DD9727-5A2C-4017-88E5-F7BF7ABC1792@microsoft.com...

>>>>>> if the disk already has

>>>>>> windows installed

>>>>>>

>>>>>> you can simply convert

>>>>>> it to ntfs without formatting

>>>>>> and reinstalling the o.s.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> --

>>>>>>

>>>>>> db·´¯`·...¸>

>>>>>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional

>>>>>> - Systems Analyst

>>>>>> - Database Developer

>>>>>> - Accountancy

>>>>>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces

>>>>>> - Microsoft Partner

>>>>>> - @hotmail.com

>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Daniel" wrote in message

>>>>>> news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>> Hi

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive

>>>>>>> to the NTFS file system?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> thanks

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Daniel

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>