How do I boot windows ME in dos only?

Question

I want to boot in dos only without loading windows

Answer 1

WINDOWS ME USERS

If you are able to get into Windows ME, you can get to a MS-DOS prompt by following the below steps.

Click Start
Click Run
Type "command" and press enter.


Pls note Windows ME does not have this option to reboot in DOS mode directly only for windows 95 and 98 user can and steps are mentioned below

Reboot the computer
As the computer is booting, press the F8 key when you hear a beep or when you see "Starting Windows 95" or "Starting Windows 98". Windows 98 users sometimes may find it easier to press and hold the left CTRL key as the computer is booting.
If done properly the user should get to a screen similar to the below screen.

This will open a MS-DOS shell.


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Answer 2

Sorry, Windows Me doesn't allow you to boot to DOS. Yes, you can still open a DOS session under Windows Me. Most DOS programs will run in such a session, but some won't.

Microsoft removed the ability to boot to DOS in order to speed the start-up of Windows Me and to eliminate the support hassles caused by real-mode device drivers that load before Windows.

You can hack so it can boot into DOS, but I wouldn't recommend that if you aren't confident enough in your abilities.

Answer 3

If you do not have a 'start-disk' , make one.
Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs.
Click on the Start Up Disk tab. You will get prompts on your screen. Insert a blank, formatted floppy. The necessary files will copy down to the floppy. Remove floppy. Shut down computer.
Insert floppy. Restart computer. The computer will boot to
A: You can change to whatever drive you want to be in.

Answer 4

# At the command prompt, type SYS C: to restore the original boot sector.

# Run Windows NT Setup, using disk 1 of the Windows NT floppy disk set. Initiate repairs by typing R (Shift-r) at the first Setup screen.

# Follow the instructions provided by Setup. When Setup presents you with the list of optional repair tasks, make sure you have enabled the Verify boot files on your C: drive item.

Answer 5

Go under my computer, put in a 3.5" floppy disk, right click on a: and hit format, then there should be a box you can check taht says something like "make boot disk". Format it that way, pop the disk in and reboot the computer. It should boot into dos directly.

Answer 6

As the computer is booting up, start tapping the F8 key. A menu will come up. Select DOS.

Answer 7

just before booting, start pressing F8 key...

u will see a menu..

select..DOS ,comannad prompt from it