Mike,
First of all -- it is "format c: /s" not "format c: \s"
Second -- you do not need "/s" switch at all to install windows.  Just
format and do the installation.  However it is better to 'fdisk' and
recreate partition anyway...

Eugene Khayutin

>  Booted with the disk.At the a:/ prompt typed in format c:\s Got the...

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