command prompt

[Headtheball]

how do I boot to a command prompt on a laptop running winxp but I have no
floppy drive so i cannot put a boot disk in. F8 only gives me the option to
boot in safe mode with command prompt, I want to be able to boot to a cmd
prompt straight away.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

With XP, Safe Mode with Command Prompt is the option that you want.

[[choose the Safe Mode with Command Prompt option, which is exactly the same
as safe mode except that a command prompt is started instead of the
graphical user interface.]]

[[This option is the same as Safe mode, except that Cmd.exe starts instead
of Windows Explorer.]]

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=315222#appliesto

 

[Headtheball]

Thanks again guys, problem solved

With XP, Safe Mode with Command Prompt is the option that you want.

[[choose the Safe Mode with Command Prompt option, which is exactly the same
as safe mode except that a command prompt is started instead of the
graphical user interface.]]

[[This option is the same as Safe mode, except that Cmd.exe starts instead
of Windows Explorer.]]

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=315222#appliesto

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

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how do I boot to a command prompt on a laptop running winxp but I
have no floppy drive so i cannot put a boot disk in. F8 only gives me
the option to boot in safe mode with command prompt, I want to be
able to boot to a cmd prompt straight away.