Setup /F on Machines Without a Formatted Hard Disk (77426)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0

This article was previously published under Q77426

SUMMARY

One common cause of the Setup error message

An error occurred while reading or writing to Drive C:
when running Setup with the /F switch is that the system's hard disk is partitioned but not formatted.

MORE INFORMATION

If the system's hard disk is formatted and partitioned, Setup /F will work correctly. If the hard disk on the system is not partitioned, Setup /F will also work.

However, if the hard disk is partitioned but not formatted, Setup /F will report the "An error occurred while reading or writing to drive C:" error message. You then have the option to "Try operation again" or "Fail the operation." In most cases, if you fail the operation several times in a row, it will setup to floppy disks anyway. If not, you must either format the hard disk or remove the partitions.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/22/1999
Keywords: KB77426