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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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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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.


On Sunday, June 12, 2005 at 12:52 am, Andy Owens wrote:
>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.
>
>
>

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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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