re: Question about 'How to Boot from DOS to Windows'
Monday, June 13, 2005 at 9:01 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Andy Owens
(158 messages posted)
OK, that makes sense. You WILL have to reboot (but I think you've got that now) -
you could try http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/tt_related.htm I've not tried it
myself, but might make it easier to automatically reboot for you (with just a command
rather than going through the POST (power on self-test)). Best of luck.
On Sunday, June 12, 2005 at 6:57 pm, John Thom wrote:
>When I turn the computer on it gives me a choice of booting to "Windows XP" or "Windows"
>in 30 seconds. The default choice is "Windows XP". When I select "Windows", which
>seems to me to be DOS, I can do my work there.
>For example, I run F-Prot Anti-Virus for DOS from this prompt for a clean scan,
which
>checks ALL files and folders. At the C:\ prompt, I type "cd\F-Prot", "enter", and
>then "F-Prot" to execute the program. Doing this has worked fine since I purchased
>the computer.
>I've tried the "Command Prompt" in Windows XP to do scans, but there are files and
>folders which are in use and cannot be scanned. Your are correct and I can "exit"
>back to XP.
>I'm also a fan of F-Prot. Free and efficient. No junk in the registry or anywhere
>else. Only one folder to delete when new versions come along. I've been using it
>for 12+ years. (No affilliations).
>After re-reading your reply I understand about having to actually reboot into XP.
>But I was hoping for a shortcut, to make it a little easier, rather than having
to
>restart the computer. Thanks for the reply.
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