'Enter Volume Label' when the Label Is Corrupt (83139)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q83139
SUMMARY
Some versions of MS-DOS require you to enter the volume label when
formatting a hard drive or deleting an MS-DOS drive using the FDISK
command. However, if the volume label is corrupted or was changed by a
third-party utility to contain lowercase letters, this is impossible.
To correct this problem, you can use the LABEL command to delete the volume
label, then use FORMAT or FDISK. When you are prompted for the volume
label, press ENTER (which indicates no volume label).
If LABEL doesn't successfully delete the volume label, you can use the
following debug script to erase the first sector of the drive and make it
appear unformatted. FORMAT and FDISK can then be used.
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/12/2003 |
Keywords: |
KB83139 |
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