> Date:    Tue, 29 Aug 2000 07:10:18 -0500
> From:    Rejoice ! <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Fw: insufficient memory format problem
>
> Got your E mail address off of nospin. I have a question. I am working on
> a
> friends computer, an old 486. I zipped his entire hard drive, and dumped
> it
> to a CD. Now I am trying to build a batch file so that if anything ever
> goes
> wrong, he can pop the CD in, and extract all his files and it will be
> right
> back the way it was today. Only problem is I gotta get it to format
> (copying
> the system over), then extract his files. Computer only has 16 meg of
> memory, when I try and format c: /s it says insufficient memory. I tried
> loading MSCDEX high, still no help. How do I free up enough memory to do
> the
> format? It has an old Sony CD ROM drive, and a reveal sound card. I am
> sure
> this is taking up some of the RAM, but shouldn't be eating that much.
> Do I have to have it load himem and stuff to do this? What I thought was
> going to be a simple task is not so simple, I am forgetting all the basics
> of DOS.
> Any tips would be appreciated.
>
I ran into the same problem & ended up breaking the
format process into two batch file lines:

format c:
sys c:

This took care of my "insufficient memory" problem.

Tom Mishler

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