Microsoft KB Archive/254959

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"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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