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Rick Lindstrom <[log in to unmask]>
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 12:50:06 -0500
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>At 09:03 PM 1/27/01 -0500, someone wrote:
>>When I formatted I didn't type in
>>format c /s
>>only format c
>>and am not able to install windows 98
>>what do i do next?

Boot to DOS disk and from the A: prompt, type "sys c:" (without the
quotes). This will transfer the system files to the HD. You may also need
to use FDISK to set the first partition on the HD as active so that it will
be bootable.

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Rick Lindstrom
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Tallahassee, FL. USA
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