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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.

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.

What is DOS?

DOS FAQ by Christoph Fuchs
DOS is a Disk Operating System, that means it's an OS that uses a disk. Operating systems for IBM PCs since the early 1980s were called DOS. DOS consists of the command prompt, mostly command.com and two kernelfiles. That's a basic DOS system. DOS was a mainstream OS until Windows 95 (which also uses DOS, btw) threw it off the market.

Why would I get the prompt saying 'This user is in using' and what could I do about it?

AICO Systems Customer Support - FAQ
Your account is in use by someone else. Please do not share your account because only one account can be logged on at a time. If your account has been used illegally, contact Customer Service at 1-626-810-8298. Please keep in mind that you should not select 'remember the password' if you are using a public and/or shared computer. You have logged on your account on another computer and did not exit the TalkPro program when you left the computer.

When in a command prompt/DOS window, how do I change directories?

COSC 2410: Computer Organization and Programming Lab Web Pag...
To change directories simply type "cd [DESTINATION DIRECTORY]" where the destination directory is the name of the directory you wish to navigate to

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).

How do I get a newline in my prompt?

Z-Shell Frequently-Asked Questions
You can place a literal newline in quotes, i.e. PROMPT="Hi Joe, what now?%# " If you have the bad taste to set the option cshjunkiequotes, which inhibits such behaviour, you will have to bracket this with unsetopt cshjunkiequotes and setopt cshjunkiequotes, or put it in your .zshrc before the option is set. In recent versions of zsh (not 3.0), there is a form of quoting which interprets print sequences like '\n' but otherwise acts like single quotes: surround the string with $'...'.

How can I play a wave prompt using SALT?

Frequently Asked Technical Questions - SDK
Create a reference to the .wav file using the <content> element, as shown in the following example: <html xmlns:salt="http://www.saltforum.org/2002/SALT"> <body onload= "prmt.Start()"> <input id = "ButtonCityListen" type = "Button" onClick = "prmt.Start()" /> <!--SALT--> <salt:prompt id="prmt"> <salt:content href="./1.wav"></salt:content> </salt:prompt> </body> </html> Set the BargeInType value in the Web.config file.

I'm using DOS. Do you provide a DOS version of the libraries?

Crandun Technologies - Frequently Asked Questions
Sorry, no. We have had very little request for DOS support, and do not intend to port the libraries to this (obsolete!) operating system.

How can I access a CD-RTOS/OS-9 prompt using a CD-i player?

The New International CD-i Association
CD-i's operating system is called CD-RTOS. It is based on version 2.4 of Microware's OS-9. Every CD-i player resides the kernel of this operating system in ROM, together with other critical system components such as drivers and the player and CD-Audio shell. Usually this ROM is 512 KB in size (some professional players that contain additional tools have double that size). To access the roots of the operating system you should use a command prompt shell.

How do I set the screen resolution using the BOOTCE command prompt as per the manual ?

FAQ Index
To get it to work via the BOOTCE command prompt just change the following registry setting using the Remote Registry Editor utility (Under the "Tools" menu option) as follows... You can alter system settings between program & storage memory by calling SetSystemMemoryDivision, and passing the number of 4K storage memory pages required. An example application is available here.

How do I download a file from the FTP site using a Command Prompt?

Video Design Software | Broadcast Graphics Automation | Syna...
Open a Command Prompt window (use "Start, Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt", or if this does not exist, use "Start, Run", then type "cmd" into the "Open:" button, and press "OK").

What is PROMPT?

Childhood Speech & Language - Frequently Asked Questions
PROMPT, is a multidimensional, multi-sensory therapeutic system that is holistic and dynamic. PROMPT has often been recognized singularly for its use of tactile- kinesthetic articulatory PROMPTs (cues) on the jaw, face and under the chin, that help to develop or restructure speech production output. In reality, PROMPT is about the dynamic way a child is viewed and treated.

Can I disable the security prompt?

Security - Windows Forms FAQs
Absolutely. You can configure the prompt on a per-zone basis. Ex. you could disable the prompt for internet apps & leave it enabled for Intranet apps. The majority of the security vulnerabilities introduced by ActiveX actually had nothing to do with a prompt. Most attacks were javascript in an html page scripting a well-intentioned ActiveX control that unintentionally exposed a security hole. "ClickOnce...

How can I set the prompt in the files section ?

news.answers/waffle-faq
Use the 'fileprom' static file parameter. Try 'fileprom : [$f] :' as an example. (it was undocumented before v1.65) If you use DSZ, it directly accesses the UART, and uses the FIFOs. By default, it turns them OFF when it finishes. Since Waffle doesn't reset the Fossil driver, it tries stuffing characters into a buffer that's turned off. Check your /waffle/system/dirs file. This error occurs if the user does not have access to the root file directory ('files:' in the static file).

Source: Michael Stevens Tech Q: How do I install XP from DOS using a Win 98/Me startup disk?

Windows XP FAQ - Windows and XP FAQs on Tune XP
When installing XP from DOS using a Win 98/Me startup disk, you will need to load smartdrv.exe before running setup. Not doing so will result in setup taking an extraordinarily long time to copy the files for setup. Although I would not recommend creating a Fat 32 hard drive partition larger than 32 GB. Many queries are made and some confusion exists about how to create a Fat 32 drive or partition larger than 32 GB.
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