Re: Which version of DOS is with XP Pro?

Thank you Rick and Ron. I understand now that the XP Pro command screen
doesn't give me DOS but emulates it. The concern that I had lurking at the
back of my mind was that it may have posed a security threat (in terms of
permissions etc., as you mentioned) but I would have thought that it had
been hilighted as such a threat in the various NGs that I access.

I appreciate now that the Recovery Console gives me something that Safe Mode
with the command screen won't, so I do need it. I have a laptop with a
manufacturere's "version" of XP Pro which isn't a standard retail version,
so it doesn't have the Recovery Console. I realise that I will have to
purchase the retail version of XP Pro but can I use that disc to load the
Recovery Console whilst the OS is my original manufacturer's version? I've
read that it's possible to install the Recovery Console so it's available at
boot up (possibly after pressing F8 to access the Safe Mode (and others)
dialogue), rather than have to have the XP Pro retail disc in the CD drawer.
The manufacturer of my laptop doesn't give me access to the Recovery Console
so I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that I may be better to back
everything up, install a standard retail version of XP Pro and then get rid
of my manufacturer's version of XP Pro.

Thank you once again in anticipation of your further helpful coments.

"Ron Martell" <ron.martell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Tosca" <no-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Hi everyone
>>
>>I've become interested in using DOS commands that I can access from
>>Start>Run>cmd. I'm not sure if this is normal or full DOS or a modified
>>version that is available in this way. I have seen some books and it
>>seems
>>that the most up to date version of DOS is 6.22. The books mention an
>>UNDELETE command but that isn't available to me when I enter "help" at the
>>cursor when the command screen is open. This makes me think that the
>>version of DOS that I have isn't 6.22. How do I find out the version to
>>which I have access?
>>
>>I also saw a book entitled "Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference"
>>published by O'Reilly but there is no similar book specifically for XP
>>Pro.
>>Are the commands identical in 2000 & XP Pro? If so, I'll go ahead and buy
>>it.
>>
>>Finally, I understand that the Recovery Console looks like the command
>>screen and uses DOS commands. If this is the case, what's the difference
>>between this and booting to Safe Mode with the command screen? I did this
>>once quite some time ago and, from recollection, it simply gave me a large
>>command screen from which I could interrogate my hard drive, copy or edit
>>files etc. What I'm really asking is "Do I really need the Recovery
>>Console
>>to aid diagnosis and management of system failure?"
>>
>>Thanks for your time.
>>
>
> 1. The cmd.exe utility included with Windows XP is a DOS *emulator*
> that runs under Windows XP. The emulation is based largely on MS-DOS
> 5, based on my experience with it.
>
> 2. The Windows XP Recovery Console is a specialized command prompt
> environment that supports a very limited set of commands so as to
> allow the repair and recovery of a damaged Windows XP installation. It
> includes the ability to read and write NTFS drives, something that no
> DOS version ever had. And you do need it, especially if your Windows
> XP hard drive is NTFS.
>
> Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
> Article ID : 314058
> http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=314058
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
> http://aumha.org/alex.htm


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