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Just run FDISK to delete the partition on the drive, then create a new
partition with FDISK, re-create the drive letter on that partition, exit
FDISK and forrmat the newly recreated drive. -uf
At 09:41 AM 10/29/1999 -0700, Richard Josslin wrote:
>Dear Group,
>
>I recently inherited a 486/66 running Win95. The harddrive, besides
>having Win95 on it, is loaded with programs and files. I want to
>reformat the harddrive (to remove Win95 and all the other programs and
>files) and install another OS on a "clean and empty" harddrive.
>
>To reformat the harddrive, I went to a:, entered <format c: /u>, and
>received an error message "Drive C is a compressed drive. Use the
>DRVSPACE tool to format this drive."
>
>Questions:
>
>1. I am unfamiliar with DRVSPACE and can find no instructions within
>DOS or WINDOWS on its use. If DRVSPACE is the correct tool to use to
>reformat my harddrive, how do I use it to do so? What would be
>particularly helpful for me would be a list of specific instructions:
>Enter {this}, then Enter {that}, then Do {this}, etc.
>
>2. If DRVSPACE is not the correct tool to use to reformat my harddrive,
>how in fact do I do it?
>
>Thank you for any light you could shed for me on this issue.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Richard
>
>PS Yesterday, I asked a local computer wizard how to do this, and he
>said that I needed to make a Win95 Startup disk, reboot the computer
>from that startup disk, and use DRVSPACE and perhaps other files therein
>to repartition, uncompress, and reformat the harddrive. I have made the
>Startup disk and rebooted using it. It does contain several files,
>including DRVSPACE, but I have found no instructions generally on
>repartitioning, uncompressing, or reformating or specifically on using
>any of the files therein (such as DRVSPACE). When I enter either
><DRVSPACE> or<DRVSPACE c:>, I get a "Bad command or file name" message.
>At this point, I have run out of ideas and am seeking your help.
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