It might just be your typing <g> but the command is
FORMAT C: /s (notice the space after the colon)  and not
FORMAT C:\s

Jim Meagher
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Bridges <[log in to unmask]>


>Jim Meagher wrote:
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> It sounds like you are working from inside Windows.  That is wrong.
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>> Jim Meagher
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>
> You are right.I have built several computers but am not real familiar
>with formatting them since I try not to unless it is really a must.
> The boot sequence was wrong so I went into CMOS and changed it so it
>would boot from "a". Made a boot disk from another computer with the
>same Win version a.
> Booted with the disk.At the a:/ prompt typed in format c:\s Got the
>message about loosing all my data and typed in the Y to continue and got
>the same "insuffecient memory " message.I'm sure I am missing something
>very simple here but I don't know what it is.
> Thanks again.
>Mike Bridges
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