"Invalid Media" Error Message Formatting FAT32 Partition

When you try to format a FAT32 file system partition larger than 8025 MB from within Windows 95, you may receive the following error message where <xxx.xx> is the size of the partition.

This error occurs if there is a non-DOS partition preceding the extended DOS partition and the primary DOS partition has been formatted using the real-mode FORMAT.EXE command.

To resolve this issue, format the volume using the following steps:

1. Click the Start button, click Shut Down, click Restart The Computer In MS-DOS Mode, and then click Yes.
2. Type the following command and then press ENTER
   format <drive>:
   where <drive> is the drive letter for the partition you want to format.
3. When the partition is formatted, type exit to restart Windows 95.