Cannot Format Logical Drive from Within Command Window (261488)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q261488

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to format a logical drive from within a command window, you receive the following error message:
Invalid Media or Track 0 bad - disk unusable. Formatting Terminated.

WORKAROUND

Format the logical drive by using Windows Explorer. To do so, start My Computer, click the drive you want to format, and then click Format on the File menu.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/28/2004
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB261488
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