Err Msg: Invalid Media or Track 0 Bad - Disk Unusable

ID: Q196579

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 95

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

  1. Double click My Computer, right-click the drive you want to format, and then click Format.


  2. 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 win98
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: February 2, 1999
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