"FORMAT /S" Command Is Not Supported in Windows Millennium Edition (254959)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/28/2004
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb kbProd2Web KB254959
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