Re: Restart in MS-Dos mode!!!

Robert Gething wrote:

One-Leg wrote:

Hello,

Using Windows XP Pro, can I restart my pc but in MS-Dos mode??? You see, I wanna format my PC but I must be in Dos (and no, I don't wanna use the MS-Dos prompt in Windows).

Thanks!!!

Format a floppy and create an MSDOS startup disk. restart your PC booting from the floppy and format HDD from there.


Won't work. The MS-DOS startup disk created in XP will be lacking the external FDISK and FORMAT command files.

Steve

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