Re: ms-dos

From: wojo (kwoyach[SPAM)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 05:21:58 GMT

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
news:4091dce9$0$37752$45beb828@newscene.com...
> wojo wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> You can't start your computer in MSDOS with WinXP
>> There is no DOS in WinXP
>
> Of course, every PC needs a [D]isk [O]perating [S]ystem. It just dont
> look the way it used to :)

:) ok mr. technicality
lol

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