Microsoft KB Archive/254959

= "FORMAT /S" Command Is Not Supported in Windows Millennium Edition =

Article ID: 254959

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q254959





SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to format a disk and copy the Windows Millennium Edition (Me) system files by using the format /s command, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Windows no longer supports the format /s command. To create a Startup disk, click the Add/Remove Programs icon in Control Panel.

Format terminated.



CAUSE
The /s switch is not supported with the format command in Windows Me.



RESOLUTION
To create a Windows Me Startup (or boot) disk:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
 * 3) Click the Startup Disk tab.
 * 4) Click Create Disk.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

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