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pc running in dos
Name: laydeepurple2001 Date: September 7, 2005 at 14:07:30 Pacific OS: windows 95 CPU/Ram: not sure
Comment:
Is it possible to switch back to regular instead of running in dos.....very old pc
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: September 7, 2005 at 14:21:45 Pacific
Reply:
Not sure what you mean by 'switch back to regular'. Post back more details.
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Response Number 2
Name: Derek Date: September 7, 2005 at 14:26:44 Pacific
Reply:
Are you saying that the machine will not boot to Windows 95 but goes straight to DOS?
DerekW
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Response Number 3
Name: sekirt Date: September 8, 2005 at 02:27:12 Pacific
Reply:
Your definition and our definition of what .....very old pc means, can be 2 different things. Surely you must know some statisics? DOS version? Is MSD (Microsoft Diagnostics Utility) on there?
sekirt
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Response Number 4
Name: sekirt Date: September 8, 2005 at 02:46:08 Pacific
Reply:
Darn. Need to be able to edit after posting.
I only saw OP said not sure and compaq. Didn't realize they said Win 95.
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