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Can Windows Me boot to a DOS prompt?

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows Millennium Ed...
No. Windows Me doesn't include Real Mode DOS, so it's impossible to boot the system into DOS mode or reboot the system into DOS mode. You can, however, use a Windows Me boot disk to boot into a command prompt.

Can I configure my system to boot Windows 9x/ME/2000/NT x.x and DOS?

DOS FAQ by Christoph Fuchs
Sure, you can. Create a primary partiton BEFORE your Windows partition (e.g. with PartitionMagic) and get a boot manager (I use the german tool 'Bootmanager', you can get a free trial version at http://www.bootmanager-pro.de).

How can I break out of a Windows 3.x boot into DOS?

Windows 3.1 FAQ
If you press the F8 key during the message "MS-DOS is started..." is displayed, you are switched in the step-by-step boot process and are able to suppress the Windows start. Program Manager has a limitation on the number of groups that you can create. You are also limited to 40 Program Items per group. Remove a group/item, and try again. The install should work successfully. Look in the [windows] section of your 'win.ini' file.

How to boot Windows (or DOS) from a non-first disk?

GNU GRUB - GRUB Legacy FAQ
Use the command map, to exchange BIOS drives virtually, like this: grub> root (hd1,0) grub> chainloader +1 grub> map (hd0) (hd1) grub> map (hd1) (hd0) I have a separate boot partition on GNU/Linux (or another UNIX-like system), and GRUB seems not to handle this situation correctly. Because GRUB is a boot loader and it normally runs under no operating system, it doesn't know where a partition is mounted under your operating systems.

How do I create a directory in a command prompt/DOS window or through the Windows Explorer?

COSC 2410: Computer Organization and Programming Lab Web Pag...
To create a directory in a command prompt/DOS window you will first need to open a DOS window (described above). Once you have done this you need to navigate to the directory that you wish to place the new directory in (described above). Once you have gotten this far you simply type the following "md [NEW DIRECTORY NAME]" where you specify the name of the directory you would like to create by replacing the "[NEW DIRECTORY NAME]" in the preceding string with the name you want.

What's Windows XP's MS-DOS command prompt?

English Windows FAQs 2003
XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT don't contain DOS, although XP can create DOS-bootable disks. All three OSs support the cmd.exe command shell, which lets you run NT-equivalent DOS commands. In XP, go to Start, Programs, Accessories or click Start, Run, then type to start the command shell. For earlier application support, you might want to try the command.com shell, which is more compatible with MS-DOS than cmd.exe is. In XP, click Start, Run, then type to start the command.com shell. Command.

Can I run programs compiled in Cygwin from the Windows Explorer or DOS prompt?

FAQ
Yes, and no. By default, Cygwin g++ produces an executable that is a "console application" intended to be run from within the Cygwin environment called bash. If your environment is set up right then double-clicking on the executable in Windows Explorer will run the program in a shell, but the shell will disappear as soon as the program exits (if this doesn't work for you it probably means that the cygwin directory isn't in your path).

Why is the compiler DOS based, not Windows?

HI-TECH Software Frequently Asked Questions
Well, firstly we are developing a Windows user interface. This will be Win-32, i.e. it will run under Windows 95 and Windows NT. But since the compiler is a non-graphical application, and the DOS interface runs quite happily under all flavours of Windows already, it has not been as high a priority as making sure that the basic functionality is top-notch. In other words, we believe an excellent compiler with a DOS front-end is better than an average compiler with a Windows front end.

How do I get to the boot prompt?

Frequently Answered Questions
If the iPAQ is displaying anything on the screen, then it is not a brick. If it responds on the serial port, then it is not a brick. See Q: 2.1.. Once you are at the boot> prompt, you can modify the parameters passed to the kernel at boot time, install a new Linux distribution, or install PocketPC. If that does not work, try turning off power to the unit with the the Section called iPAQ ''Hard Reset'' Switch. Leave it off for a minute, then turn it back on and try again.

Can I dual boot in Windows 2000?

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Windows 2000 - Frequently Asked Que...
You can configure your computer to start Windows 2000, Windows NT, and either Windows 95 or Windows 98. However, you cannot configure a computer to multiple boot Windows 95 and Windows 98. Both Windows 95 and Windows 98 use the same boot file. Therefore, multiple booting Windows 95 and Windows 98 at the same time is not supported. Your installations are less prone to problems if you install Windows 95 or Windows 98 before you install Windows NT and Windows 2000.

How do I get to the DOS prompt using PowerNet?

FAQ - PSC / Percon - Falcon RF
You can either safe boot the Falcon and that will immediately put you at the DOS prompt, or you can press capital C at the 'Press Any Key To Continue' screen, then select exit.

Why can I not get past the boot manager's F? prompt?

Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X, 3.X and 4.X
This is another symptom of the problem described in the preceding question. Your BIOS geometry and FreeBSD geometry settings do not agree! If your controller or BIOS supports cylinder translation (often marked as ''>1GB drive support''), try toggling its setting and reinstalling FreeBSD.

edit] How do I boot from the ok prompt?

OFW FAQ - OLPCWiki
If you just let OFW auto-boot, booting from NAND FLASH should just work, provided that there is no USB disk with a valid kernel (/boot/vmlinuz) or boot script (/boot/olpc-boot.fth). If you want to boot from NAND FLASH manually (i.e. from the ok prompt), you will first have to set the boot-file , boot-device , and ramdisk configuration variables. There are three ways to do that: If your NAND FLASH has a kernel in the standard place, i.e.

Can Linux Boot from MS-DOS?

Booting the OS
If LILO doesn't work, and if the machine has MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows, you may be left with a computer that won't boot. This can also happen on an upgrade to your Linux distribution. Re-installing LILO is the last thing that the installation does. It is vitally important when installing or upgrading Linux on a dual boot machine, to have a MS-DOS or Windows rescue disk nearby so you can FDISK -MBR. Then you can go about using LOADLIN.EXE instead of LILO.

Can I reboot into DOS with Windows XP?

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows XP ("Whi...
No. Windows XP is not based on DOS, as is Windows 9x. However, Windows XP does support a DOS-like command line environment, and you can run most DOS applications--and even many DOS games--in Windows XP. Windows XP also supports an optional boot-time command line environment called the Recover Console. As its name suggests, the Recovery Console is only designed to be used in the event of a system problem. To enable it, insert your Windows XP CD-ROM and type

Why would I want an outdated DOS palmtop when I could get a modern Windows CE machine?

HPLX.NET FAQs: THE FAQ
The 200LX may be a few years old, but it is a far better computing device than any Windows CE machine. A few of its strengths: Pocket Quicken built in (keep track of your finances without spending any extra money for the financial software)

What are the options on the boot prompt?

Section 0. (Basic FAQ information)
I just used the '-s' option on the boot, but I can't write anything onto the disk. What is wrong? If I use a plain 'mount' command it tells me that my root file system is read-only. I want to install by NFS but I am having all kinds of problems connecting to the Sun server where the files are.
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