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
Verifying <xxx.xx>M
Invalid media or track 0 bad-disk unusable
Format terminated
where <xxx.xx> is the size of the partition.
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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.
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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.
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| 2. | Type the following command and then press ENTER
format <drive>:
where <drive> is the drive letter for the partition you want to format.
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| 3. | When the partition is formatted, type exit
to restart Windows 95.
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