Entering DOS

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XP has no DOS. Within XP, there is a DOS emulator called the Command
Prompt. What you are asking only applies to the days when Windows was
installed over or with DOS. Today, there is no exit to DOS so the only
thing you can do is use a DOS boot disk.
 
jackad said:
How do I exit Windows and enter Dos in XP-home? Thanks.
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Please learn to crosspost instead of multiposting - this is the THIRD of
your posts I've seen.
 
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jackad said:
How do I exit Windows and enter Dos in XP-home? Thanks.
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You don't.

Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows XP is not built on
DOS and there is no DOS within it. The only way to boot to DOS is
from a DOS diskette (and if you do that and your hard drive is
NTFS, it will be invisible to DOS unless you run special
software).

Although you may see that lack of DOS as a disadvantage, be aware
that most of Windows greatly-improved stability over previous
versions is due to there being no DOS there.
 
You mean like in Windows 98? You DON"T!

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No DOS in Windows XP, but you can get the command line
editor, which will do most of what DOS does, by clicking
START/Run... (type) CMD


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| You mean like in Windows 98? You DON"T!
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| Richard Urban
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Greetings --

Short answer: You can't.

There is no way to reboot a WinXP PC into Real Mode DOS unless
you've set up a dual-boot system. The WinNT family of 32-bit
graphical operating systems, of which WinXP is the latest generation,
has never used, included, or "ridden upon" MS-DOS. The closest they
have is the Command Prompt window.

WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT & Win2K, is a pure 32-bit GUI
OS, and does not include or "ride upon" any version of DOS, as did
Win3.x & Win9x/Me. WinXP does include a command-line emulator for
those times when GUI applets are unnecessary/redundant, but it cannot
be started in "DOS mode."


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jackad said:
How do I exit Windows and enter Dos in XP-home? Thanks.
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Dos-Disk Operating System-Pre hard drive OS.
Since computers have hard drives, there is no need to load the DOS into the
ambient memory in order to have a functional computer.
It was only a matter of time before that system was removed to make way for
the NT5 family of OS.(speaking strictly in M$ terms)

If you really need the program and use it on a regular basis, I would
suggest either finding or building a computer with an earlier version of
windows to accommodate your need. I still play some DOS games and have an
old P233mmx for that and some other dos programs I have. Windows 9x
integrates well into a network with XP machines on it so you can have access
without a lot of machine switching hassles. As an example, I have 2 windows
98 machines, an ME machine and 2 XP machines on the same network and no
troubles sharing files. (haven't had the time to make and try a 95 machine)

Otherwise you may need to purchase a more up to date version of the
software(if possible)
 
This is an erroneous assumption with regard to DOS. You might find the
following two links informative with regard to the origins of the term "DOS"
which, by the way, predate the PC and go back to the IBM mainframe era when
they did have disk drives by the way:
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/install/msdos/msdos/ods/historyofdos.html

The OP was referring to MS-DOS which, by the way, has only been used on
systems with disk drives. MS-DOS was based on QDOS, an acronym that
actually meant, "Quick and Dirty Operating System" and the term, obviously,
had nothing to do with disk drives at all. Those systems that did not have
hard drives, booted from a floppy disk that then loaded the necessary
information into memory but that system was not DOS nor was it called DOS.
In the IBM context, it did mean Disk Operating System but those computers on
which it was used had disk drives.

In the context of the OP, the "DOS" to which it is referring is MS-DOS, a
command based operating system designed for the purpose of being able to
enter simply commands to perform computer based tasks. Microsoft purchased
the rights to QDOS, renamed it MS-DOS as in Microsoft Disk Operating System,
made some modifications and presented it to IBM to use on their first
personal computers for the precise purpose of providing a simplified
interface in which the average user, in an office, with some training, could
easily function.
 
And that's relevant to the OP, uhhhh, how? No offense
meant, just hate confusing people with facts.

"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
 
Sounds like "the" answer to me. Guess you can't handle facts. Oops! you
already said as much.

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Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
 
And you have a better answer? If yes, post it; put up or shut up.

She can use a DOS boot floppy but she cannot exit to DOS and I my post was
not only relevant to the OP, it precisely answered the question.
 
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