Re: MS-DOS mode

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From: Tom (no-way_at_not-here.com)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 07:21:01 -0400

Try doing a repair installation

read here on the "how to" :
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

And do yourself and your BF a favor, get rid of Norton anything, and don't use System Mechanic, they are trouble and do not do anything better than what Windows will do itself.

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2a59801c4666c$a3369160$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> well BF was being foolish and deleting duplicate files, I
> believe he was using System Mechanic, and/or Norton System
> Works. His PC now boots to logon screen which has three
> users, but freezes and he is not able to use the mouse or
> keyboard. So he can't type in password. Can't get to a
> startup menu.
> He didn't create any start up disks or back ups
> and PC isn't reading the XP disk
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>"Shannon" <srvick@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:2adba01c4666a$79e5db10$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Does anyone know how to get pc to the MS-DOS mode
> before
>>> XP actually boots..
>>
>>No, XP doesn't work in any REAL DOS mode, nor can it boot
> to it. What do you want to do?
>>
>>> BF has been ground from my pc, and his having heck of a
>>> time with his.
>>
>>Is his name "Chuck" now ? *-)
>>.
>>

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