Win XP is different from previous versions of Windows, as it isnt built on top of 
DOS, it is an operating system with its own hardware access. In previous versions, 
they loaded DOS, THEN used DOS to load the rest of the OS. Windows XP NEVER loads 
DOS, so you wont be able to go to XP unless you actually boot into it. That said, 
your post states "I start the computer and go to the DOS prompt to do work there." 
- how do you get to the DOS prompt? Are you actually booting into XP and then running 
the command prompt, or doing something different. If you are doing what I think, 
this is not actually the DOS prompt, but a SIMULATION built into XP (I know that 
might seem like a minor difference, but its critical - XP doesnt actually contain 
DOS at all, it just looks like it). In this case, the way to return to XP should 
be to "exit", so if thats not working, you have a different problem. Let us know 
how you're getting to DOS, and we can probably work out a way to get you back to 
XP.







On Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 10:36 pm, John Thom wrote:

>I have a question about How 

>to Exit to DOS:


>Exiting to DOS isn't my problem. What I would like to know is how to boot to Windows 

>XP Pro from the DOS prompt?

>I start the computer and go to the DOS prompt to do work there. When I finish I 
have 

>to do a warm reboot.

>I've tried typing "Win" and "exit" among others   at the DOS prompt with no success. 

>This trick worked fine in Win 98 and 98se, but not in XP.
 

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