MS DOS

[F. Lawrence Kulchar]

Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?

In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where
is it?

In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?

Start button --> RUN --> CMD --> OK
Start button --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt

 

[devil_himself]

Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?

In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

Start > Run > cmd

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?

In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

There is no such thing under WinXP. The "OS" in "MSDOS" stands
for "Operating System", i.e. MSDOS is an operating system all of
its own, same as Windows XP or Linux. You probably mean the
"Command Prompt", accessible through the methods that Shenan
Stanley suggested.

 

[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?

In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

You mean the Command Prompt, there is no MS-DOS in any NT versions of
Windows, including XP.
Just set up a new shortcut on the desktop & put cmd in the location box.
Regards Mike.

 

[Gordon]

Start > Run > cmd

That's not DOS - it's a DOS emulator.....

 

[Bob I]

That's not DOS - it's a DOS emulator.....

Actually it's not, CMD is the NT command line. The "DOS" emulator is
"command.com" Please try both and see the difference.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Actually it's not, CMD is the NT command line. The "DOS" emulator is
"command.com" Please try both and see the difference.

"command.com" is a legacy command processor, an
"emasculated" version of cmd.exe. You should not use
it unless you have a specific reason to do so.

Note also that "DOS" is much more than just a command
processor. In includes the boot files (io.sys, msdos.sys)
and many other commands (e.g. fdisk.exe. sys.com)
which have no place in an emulator.