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so how do you start your computer in DOS prompt...??
without windows loading up..
without windows loading up..
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ToO LaZy ^*
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alrighty 
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windows server 2003
A boot disk will only work if you have a FAT/FAT32 partition (it will still boot into DOS without a FAT/FAT32 partition, but you won't be able to access your hard drive).
If your partition is NTFS or whatever else, then you might have to create a FAT32 partition using Partition Magic or something, copy over whatever you need to access from DOS into that partition and then boot. Optionally, you can also make that partition bootable and use a dual booting program like XOSL (http://www.ranish.com/part/xosl.htm) so you don't need a boot disk.
If you can't be bothered with partitioning & stuff, then there's a DOS emulator called Dosbox, which runs under Windows. Not all the old DOS games/apps work perfectly under it, but at least some should: http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/
If your partition is NTFS or whatever else, then you might have to create a FAT32 partition using Partition Magic or something, copy over whatever you need to access from DOS into that partition and then boot. Optionally, you can also make that partition bootable and use a dual booting program like XOSL (http://www.ranish.com/part/xosl.htm) so you don't need a boot disk.
If you can't be bothered with partitioning & stuff, then there's a DOS emulator called Dosbox, which runs under Windows. Not all the old DOS games/apps work perfectly under it, but at least some should: http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/
ToO LaZy ^*
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ohk..
coz all i want to do is delete a file from my HD, but every time, even after several restarts, it says that windows is using the files and cannot be deleted
coz all i want to do is delete a file from my HD, but every time, even after several restarts, it says that windows is using the files and cannot be deleted
You can't run DOS programs (other than basic commands like copy etc) from the recovery console, but seeing as Too Lazy just wants to simply delete a file, then booting into the recovery console to delete the file is a great idea.Or you you can just get the original Windows installation cd and boot into console mode
Too Lazy: Put your Windows CD in your CDROM drive, and restart your computer so it boots off that CD, then choose to start recovery console. You can delete your file from there.
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ToO LaZy ^*
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done!
thanks mr wogboy !
thanks mr wogboy !