Article: Q155349
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): diskmem win95 kbDiskMemory
Last Modified: 27-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, version 2.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to format a FAT32 file system partition larger than 8025 MB from
within Windows 95, you may receive the following error message
Verifying <xxx.xx>M
Invalid media or track 0 bad-disk unusable
Format terminated
where <xxx.xx> is the size of the partition.
CAUSE
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This error occurs if there is a non-DOS partition preceding the extended DOS
partition and the primary DOS partition has been formatted using the real-mode
FORMAT.EXE command.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, format the volume using the following steps:
1. Click the Start button, click Shut Down, click Restart The Computer In MS-DOS
Mode, and then click Yes.
2. Type the following command and then press ENTER
" format <drive>: " (without the quotation marks)
where <drive> is the drive letter for the partition you want to format.
3. When the partition is formatted, type "exit" (without the quotation marks) to
restart Windows 95.
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Keywords : diskmem win95 kbDiskMemory
Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version : WINDOWS:95
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