Re-install

[dmc]

I have a pc that had Win'95 on it.
i thought '95 had been wiped out and wanted to
re-install, I ran fdisk and tried to
re-partition the primary and extended DOS partitions
No matter how much(or little) space I allow for dos
when I try to run windows setup I get a message that
says "windows setup requires 7340032 bytes available
on c:drive(the hard drive on this computer is 1223mb
How can I wipe this hard drive out and do a clean install?

[rkmca]

Boot it from floppy to ms-dos and then reformat the HDD. After that do a clean install of WIN95.

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RM

[AwARe]

Hello dmc, http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

Go here to learn how to properly set up your HDD
You may not have properly set it up when you were running FDISK
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q255/8/67.ASP

Hope that Helps!

[tjaymadison]

Who in the vendor of your system -- Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, etc.?


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[dmc]

The computer is a Siemens Scenic Pro M5

[dmc]

Tried to format after Fdisk,
Message as follows "Trying to locate allocation unit 84332
Not Ready, Format terminated"
Bad sector on hard disk??

[Paleo Pete]

Yep, that's what it means. If format terminated you have a serious problem with the hard drive. Often it will finish the format, but will take longer than usual. When it terminates, something is amiss in a big way.

Try scandisk. Assume x is the drive letter:
scandisk_x:_/autofix_/nosummary_/surface
using spaces in place of the underscores ( _ ) used here, will run a thorough scandisk from DOS. You might also try the drive manufacturer's utilities, usually available on their websites. They should have a diagnostics program.

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