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fred   08-26-2004 at 10:32:12 PM

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Any way to get an MSDOS shell on XP?

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Anonymous   08-27-2004 at 12:33:28 AM
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"Fred" <testing@testing1212mouse.com> wrote:

>Any way to get an MSDOS shell on XP?

There is a "Command Prompt" entry in the Start Menu. That's it. There
is not MS-DOS Mode in Windows XP.

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Windows XP is not based on MS-DOS, therefore there
is no MS-DOS shell to boot into. Windows XP has
MS-DOS emulation using a Command Prompt.
Go the Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.

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"Fred" wrote:

| Any way to get an MSDOS shell on XP?

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fred   08-27-2004 at 12:33:29 AM
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Thanks Thorsen & Carrie!

"Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message
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> "Fred" <testing@testing1212mouse.com> wrote:
>
> >Any way to get an MSDOS shell on XP?
>
> There is a "Command Prompt" entry in the Start Menu. That's it. There
> is not MS-DOS Mode in Windows XP.
>
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> (tm)

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Anonymous   08-27-2004 at 12:45:09 AM
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"Fred" <testing@testing1212mouse.com> wrote:

>Thanks Thorsen & Carrie!

You are welcome.

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