Re: how can I get into DOS?
From: R. C. White (RCWhite_at_msn.com)
Date: 07/09/04
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 09:55:45 -0500
Hi, Howard.
Throw away that Win98 boot disk! Or at least hide it so that you won't ever
be tempted to use it again. ;^}
The only thing you might need it for is to format a large ( >32 GB)
partition as FAT32, but you should never need to do that unless you intend
to install Win9x/ME on this computer again.
Richard Urban's and Bruce Chambers' posts were right on.
>> > I understand that I don't have to use a bootdisk from
>> (www.bootdisk.com) as I can now boot from the XP install disk, but how
>> can I get into DOS first, to perform the disk manipulation or is there
>> another method I haven't discovered?
And you never need to "get into DOS" again. I started using personal
computers before IBM built one and before MS-DOS existed, so I'm very comfy
at the DOS prompt. Several times a day I use the "DOS" window in WinXP.
Note that I enclose "DOS" in quotes to recognize that it is not true MS-DOS,
but an emulator that runs in WinXP. It will not let me directly manipulate
the hardware; WinXP's NT-based architecture won't allow that. But nearly
all my old DOS commands still work (Xcopy, Type, More - and Dir and Del, of
course) with their old familiar switches. FDISK will NOT work - but then,
it didn't work from Win98, either, did it; we had to boot from a floppy to
use FDISK.
If you ever DO need an MS-DOS boot floppy, WinXP will create one for you.
Just right-click on Drive A: (with a blank or expendable diskette in the
drive) and choose Format..., then Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
I like WinXP. I think you will, too. ;<)
RC
-- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@corridor.net Microsoft Windows MVP "Howard Phillips" <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:uLToc0bZEHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Many thanks to for the replies, I shall endeavour to perform the operation > when I return later tonight from fixing a Win 98 set-up. > > ps In the land of the blind - the man with one eye is king. > > > "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message > news:OndJHWbZEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> Greetings -- >> >> Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the >> opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the >> installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot >> devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.) >> >> HOW TO Install Windows XP >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941 >> >> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html >> >> http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm >> >> >> Bruce Chambers >> -- >> Help us help you: >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >> >> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on >> having both at once. - RAH >> >> >> "Howard Phillips" <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote in message >> news:ekc5m9ZZEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> > Can anyone please help? >> > >> > I wish to start over and re-format my 40 Gig hard drive and change >> the partition size as I made it too small for Windows and my favourite >> programs. >> > >> > Initially I only allowed myself 10 Gigs and I think I need to resize >> it to about 16 Gigs, I might even go the whole hog and split it 50/50. >> (I am so generous.) >> > >> > I don't want to buy additional software like Partition Magic for >> what I consider to be a "use once only situation".( It is said that I >> am so tight - I squeak when I walk) >> > >> > Now that I have a better understanding of how XP works and how the >> programs that I wish to use interact with my hardware. I find I can >> now make more use of the other drives, rather than clutter up the C: >> drive with all my rubbish, besides which, data / files stored on my >> other 80 Gig drive (split @ 25 / 25 / 25 Gigs) are now safer and less >> liable to corruption. Another trade off is that the C: drive doesn't >> get defragged so much and a 25 Gig drive takes next to no time to >> defrag. >> > >> > The procedure I am used to is that used by Win 95/98. >> > >> > In Win 98 this was fairly easy - I would insert the start-up disk >> and boot into DOS, run FDISK to remove and re-install the partition >> with the new size, then FORMAT both partitions and then install >> Windows, either from spare I had previously installed on a hard drive >> or CD disk, but XP I find, is a different animal. >> > >> > I understand that I don't have to use a bootdisk from >> (www.bootdisk.com) as I can now boot from the XP install disk, but how >> can I get into DOS first, to perform the disk manipulation or is there >> another method I haven't discovered? >> > >> > yours >> > >> > bodger1946 at hotmail
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