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Can't get out of dos mode
Name: Jonelda Date: February 23, 2003 at 12:10:48 Pacific OS: Windows XP homebased prof CPU/Ram: compaq 1997
Comment:
I'm trying to install windows xp homebaesd program,but i can't get out of dos mode.I bought my computer from a computer shop and the man said that he couldn't leave is window in the computer so he took it out and he put a floppy disk in it and said for me to leave it in there when i install my disk that everything else will come up,but nothing happens i don't know what to do to get out of dos mode and setup my program. Could anyone help me?
Name: yb53 Date: February 23, 2003 at 12:18:31 Pacific
Reply:
Do you have a cd that came with the operating system if yes put it in the cd rom and leave the disk in the floppy and start up to see what it does.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jonelda Date: February 23, 2003 at 18:12:28 Pacific
Reply:
I put the disk in and it doesn't do anything it's still in the dos mode i've tried putting the word exit,setup,start up,run but none of these worked.i don't know what else to do.
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Response Number 3
Name: yb53 Date: February 23, 2003 at 20:03:18 Pacific
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Take your floppy disk out go into bios and make your first boot sequence as cdrom and put your copy of xp in it and reboot and follow instruction.
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