FDISK CMD NOT RECOGNISED

Question

Inspiron 1300 W XP service pack 2.   I wont to rebuild O/S so i can start a fresh, i have backed up data by making a 2nd partition on HDD and have called it E drive. When i try to format C from dos it doesnt recognise. When i run XP disk it blue screens with a stop error.... any other way of formatting the C drive???????

Irish2005 · Answer

Try following this link: http://www.windowsxphome.windowsreinstall.com/installxpcdoldhdd/indexfullpage.htm   If you keep getting a blue screen you might have a hard drive that is getting bad.....

SUDDY · Answer

Thanks.   I have run the diagnostics and HDD passed but it all points to HDD. Spoke to dell and not much use as they want to charge £60 to talk me through a rebuild.....!!!!!!! wouldnt buy a dell ever again,

SUDDY · Answer

Thanks.   I have run the diagnostics and HDD passed but it all points to HDD. Spoke to dell and not much use as they want to charge £60 to talk me through a rebuild.....!!!!!!! wouldnt buy a dell ever again, simple straight forward job on any other manufactures pc but with a dell nothing seems to be straight forward!!!!!!!   Message Edited by SUDDY on 11-16-200608:29 AM

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FDISK CMD NOT RECOGNISED

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