but booting to Command Prompt Only and running the following: smartdrv scanreg /restore SMARTDRV is a DOS virtual memory that helps large operations run more smoothly. When using Scanreg /restore, always pay attention to dates, not filenames, and...

prompt, where I can just fdisk everything and install ME and >> then XP over it. The ME is a recovery CD from Dell and not a retail >> copy. Does that matter? Any suggestions? >> So, bottom line, your question is: How do you boot to a command prompt...

or assistance with respect to using this >command. >>Thanks >>Martin Healy Boot your computer to "Command Prompt Only" and then run Scandisk. If that produces a "Bad command or filename" response then your hard drive data structure appears...

up a Boot Menu. Choose Command Prompt and boot to the command>>prompt. Once >> there, type edit c:\windows\system.ini and, once it is open, change the >> line >> shell=progman.exe back to shell=explorer.exe. Save and exit the file. >> You have...

them. Next would be to reboot and clear out the IE Temp and Temp folders. Then boot to a command prompt and run: scanreg /opt /fix 3 times to clean it up of errant entries and spaces. Next I would boot back to the desktop and run scanregw to create...

Could be any of the above, or it could simply be coincidence. Corruption in those particular folders isn't uncommon. Easiest thing to do is delete them and let Windows rebuild them. Boot to "Command Prompt Only" then run the following commands: smartdrv...

Management' can see the lost partition file system, it says the file system's healthy NTFS, but otherwise unknown and with no drive letter. Using 'Command Prompt', I am see a partition for which I am told 'The device is not ready'. Under 'Command Prompt'...

can I fix it?(other than formatting) Try pressing F8 and see if it will boot to a command prompt and run chkdsk from there Try pressing F8 and see if it will boot to a command prompt and run chkdsk from there The OS detected errors on the hard drive and scheduled...

program alerts you that these files are already installed, tell it to reinstall all of the files. "When the Internet Explorer Setup program is done and reboots, hit the F8 key to bring up a Boot Menu. Choose Command Prompt and boot to the command prompt....

the number of folders ("Top > level") and right clicking for properties on EACH of the (88) ("Top level") > folders. This was a lot of work. Is there an easier way to get this > information? Run CHKDSK from a DOS prompt. Archived from groups:...