You have to format a floppy, tick the box in the dialog, then boot from floppy. Dos can't read disks with NTFS.
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"angel" <mat2tz@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:632a01c42e6d$eb70d5d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> How do you restart your computer in ms-dos when using
> windows xp? with windos 98 there was an option under
> start, turn off computer, restart in ms-dos.
Re: Unattended XP Install format/fdisk all in one ... It's been a long time since I last did something like that, having to do without a bootable cd or having to use MS-DOS to copy files to the hard drive for the installation to proceed. ... Follow the NT4 instructions, the setup for later NT versions still uses all the same basic instructions, with the exception of FAT16 or INT-13 drive size limitations almost all of the information for unattended NT4 is the same and valid for Windows 2000/XP. ... For good measure, on the floppy create a copy of your winnt.sif and rename it UNATTEND.TXT, also have your MS-DOS batch file copy the same UNATTEND.TXT file to the newly copied i386 folder on the hard drive. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment)
Re: System wont boot to MS-DOS floppy. ... I've tried several MS-DOS boot floppies,... Replaced the floppy drive and cable, created a bootable MS-DOS cd, ... When that small cursor appears on the display, ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: System wont boot to MS-DOS floppy. ... I've tried several MS-DOS boot floppies,... Replaced the floppy drive and cable, created a bootable MS-DOS cd, ...Flashed BIOS back to previous version, ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: reformatted and trying to reinstall...instead I get ntldr is ... I may be able to get it to boot from floppy if I could get into bios. ... It did restart with this message "NTLDR is missing Press Ctrl + Alt ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: Invalid boot.ini file ... | What is cmos setup; how do I get to it; how do I set the boot order in it; ... I received no manual with my Windows 2000 ---I received ... | Whenever you say to restart the computer, should I shut down and restart ... creating a boot floppy.... (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
