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Name: Dosless Date: September 8, 2001 at 13:57:49 Pacific
Comment:
Could anyone pls tell me how to get into dos from widows 98 Second edition? It's not on the shutdown options as i thought it might be :O(
Name: YeOldeMosh Date: September 8, 2001 at 16:20:10 Pacific
Reply:
win98 and 98se don't come with stand alone dos. you can get to dos (command prompt) with a shortcut pointing at c:\windows\command.com or by typing "command" on the run dialog box.
if you meant start the machine with dos rather than windows, hit f8 while booting and select dos.
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Response Number 2
Name: Dosless Date: September 8, 2001 at 16:37:54 Pacific
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Thankyou :O), trying to format a harddrive *sobs* wish me luck :O) *Gets down on knees and prays to the god of computers that this time is NOT going to need the sacrifice of a harddrive, makes the ctr,alt del sign and begins....*
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Response Number 3
Name: Date: September 9, 2001 at 02:28:42 Pacific
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UUUMMM? Ye think he might need a prayer circle to St. Murphy of GoWrong as well ? ;)
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Response Number 4
Name: fred6008 Date: September 9, 2001 at 06:00:21 Pacific
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The best way to get into DOS if you are going to format is to use the startup disk when booting.
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Response Number 5
Name: ANON Date: September 9, 2001 at 10:22:43 Pacific
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2 things to try here
1) Read post above (DOS 7)
2) Goto Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. and create your own DOS Bootdisk
ANON
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Response Number 6
Name: mike Date: September 13, 2001 at 17:55:39 Pacific
Summary: take that bootdisk, boot up your laptop (i trust this laptop is at least 386?) do sys c: to install the dos kernel and shell (that should boot from c:, ive done it before). Then, take everything from...
Summary: Oh my god did Yigzaw ask what is dos? When did he start to use PC's ? I don't think dos is dead or forgoten I still have to use some command line apps 2 only because I have to choice in one of them an...
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