reboot in ms-dos mode

[Guest]

how do you boot up in dos mode?

 

[David Candy]

Format a floppy and choose check the box in the dialog. Boot from floppy.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Why, XP has no DOS base and if you use NTFS DOS can't work
unless you have some other programs.


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[Bruce Chambers]

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."


Bruce Chambers
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

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how do you boot up in dos mode?

You don't. There is no DOS in Windows XP, and short of booting
from a DOS diskette, there's no way to do this.

And if you do boot from a DOS diskette, if your drive is NTFS,
you won't be able to see it unless you have special software
installed.