Err Msg: Invalid Media or Track 0 Bad - Disk Unusable
Article ID: 196579
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q196579
SYMPTOMS
When you click Start, point to Programs, click MS-DOS Prompt, and then try
to use the Format command to format a logical drive on an extended
partition, you may receive the following error message:
Invalid media or Track 0 bad - disk unusable.
Format terminated.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
Method 1
- Double click My Computer, right-click the drive you want to format, and
then click Format.
- Click the Full option, and then click Start.
Method 2
Restart your computer in MS-DOS mode, and then format the appropriate
drive. To restart your computer in MS-DOS mode, click Start, click Shut
Down, click Restart In MS-DOS Mode, and then click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and
Microsoft Windows 98.
Additional query words: 98
Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB196579