get to a root dos prompt in w2000pro

[Paul]

Hi
I want to reformat a computer (p3) that has w2000pro and
no emergency repair disk. I cant make a valid one either I
think do to a virus which is ultimatly why I want to
reformat. Can I get to a true dos prompt without a boot
disk?
thanks
PaulO

 

[Bill Stewart]

I want to reformat a computer (p3) that has w2000pro and no emergency
repair disk. I cant make a valid one either I think do to a virus which
is ultimatly why I want to reformat. Can I get to a true dos prompt
without a boot disk?

No. There is no DOS in Windows NT 4.0 and later. If you want to run DOS,
you must boot it separately.

http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/cmdprompt.html#9

 

[Herb Martin]

I want to reformat a computer (p3) that has w2000pro and

no emergency repair disk. I cant make a valid one either I
think do to a virus which is ultimatly why I want to
reformat. Can I get to a true dos prompt without a boot

Use the CDROM to boot, choose Repair, Recovery Console, try
the DiskPart and/or Format commands.

You could just do a NEW install though.