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modded_corsa
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i currently have Windows ME

i have a 20gb drive partitioned into:
c: = 4gb
d: = 16gb

i want to re-install windows ME as mine is currently playing up.......
i need to format the c: but without losing any information which is stored on the d:

i'll be using F-disk to format.....i think thats the one but i cant remember the commands to format

like a: thn something like format>space>c:>space>U
is that the right command?

can then install windows ME again......

the only reason i am not installing XP is because the partition what i have at the moment is FAT32 i think.....and XP use some other sort of file allocation table and i dnt want to lose all information on my d:
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you use 'format' to format. fdisk is used to partition hard disks
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normally i use a floppy disk to format my hard-drives.......wot disk is this......

think it might be a startup disk....
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yes
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and what commands do i use to format the c:

is it A:format <space> C: <space> U
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code:
format c:


is what you type.
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How do you create a System Disk?
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which operating system tiggger?
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It would just be easier to backup everything on the D: onto either a load of CD's or get another hard-drive and install windows on that instead. Partitions suck in my opinion. I have 2 hard-drives, 160gb and 60gb, and whenever something goes wrong, i put it on my backup hard-disk, and format the 60gb one (which has windows, and all the core files)
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XP
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go one better and do two SATA drives plugged into a raid controller card, raid 1 for integrity or raid 0 for performance

 
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