Jim Meagher wrote: > > Mike, > > It sounds like you are working from inside Windows. That is wrong. <snip> > Jim Meagher > ===== > 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 Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html