Can't get to a command prompt on restart..

[ynot]

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Sorry didn't get subject in.
"Ynot" <a_ursoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:...
>I can't get a system to restart at a command prompt. I tried using
>MSconfig and
> setting "nogui" I tried interrupting a restart with F8 and going to
> safe/command prompt, even if I do a CHKDSK /F when the system restarts it
> will
> not do the command level chkdsk function. Rather than going to a command
> prompt it does another
> restart during boot and goes to GUI mode.
>
> I am trying this again since I didn't phase the question correctly the
> first time....
>
> Any ideas or help is appreciated!
>
>
>
> This is windows XP pro build 2006 - SP1
>
>
>

 

[Jon]

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Try here

http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_90_11100.html

Jon


"Ynot" <a_ursoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry didn't get subject in.
> "Ynot" <a_ursoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:...
>>I can't get a system to restart at a command prompt. I tried using
>>MSconfig and
>> setting "nogui" I tried interrupting a restart with F8 and going to
>> safe/command prompt, even if I do a CHKDSK /F when the system restarts it
>> will
>> not do the command level chkdsk function. Rather than going to a command
>> prompt it does another
>> restart during boot and goes to GUI mode.
>>
>> I am trying this again since I didn't phase the question correctly the
>> first time....
>>
>> Any ideas or help is appreciated!
>>
>>
>>
>> This is windows XP pro build 2006 - SP1
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[ynot]

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Jon,

Thanx. That will solve the chkdsk problem. Anyone with Ideas why the
command prompt stopped working in the first place??

Tony
"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
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> Try here
>
> http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_90_11100.html
>
> Jon
>
>
> "Ynot" <a_ursoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OkLoyhauFHA.3252@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Sorry didn't get subject in.
>> "Ynot" <a_ursoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:...
>>>I can't get a system to restart at a command prompt. I tried using
>>>MSconfig and
>>> setting "nogui" I tried interrupting a restart with F8 and going to
>>> safe/command prompt, even if I do a CHKDSK /F when the system restarts
>>> it will
>>> not do the command level chkdsk function. Rather than going to a
>>> command prompt it does another
>>> restart during boot and goes to GUI mode.
>>>
>>> I am trying this again since I didn't phase the question correctly the
>>> first time....
>>>
>>> Any ideas or help is appreciated!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is windows XP pro build 2006 - SP1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>