how can i enter dos when booting? i'm using a laptop so i dont have a floopy drive. i cant get into windows because partition commander killed my OS,
2006-08-20 22:36:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I cant even enter windows..
2006-08-20 22:50:16 · update #1
and f8 doesnt work
2006-08-20 22:51:01 · update #2
hey cupubboy, can u get on aim?
i dont have a setup disk, do you think i can burn it?
2006-08-20 22:54:34 · update #3
If you have the original Operating System of Windows you can just insert the CD and follow the instructions.
You can boot in DOS with your CD.
2006-08-28 12:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by Vlord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well .. you might not be able to do that .. you need to also have Dos installed to enter it :)
I presume that app might have killed your bootsector .. if you have windows xp or 2000 you can try and boot the setup cd .. and enter the rescue console .. you can use a command there (they are all displayed when you enter the rescue console .. or type help ) named something like fixboot (if I remember correctly) .. that will repair your boot sector and your windows install might be working again
It depends a lot on what you actually tried to do with the partition commander app
2006-08-20 22:43:19 · answer #2 · answered by cupubboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If F8 didn't work you can try F12 or F2 and go into setup to try to see your drive again. You could also put FDISK on a flash drive and try to boot up and repartition your hard drive. Or also you could use an external CD-Rom to boot from with one of the versions of Windows CD in the drive.
2006-08-26 19:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by charlescrino 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When booting starts, keep on pressing F8 key or DEL key. Then so many options will come. Next select Command Prompt option.
2006-08-25 22:12:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you wanna enter Dos .After switching the power on, press the F8 key or F2. U will be prompted to enter dos mode.
Important : U can also enter dos by clicking Start then Run,in run Just type CMD in Xp And command in win98. you will reach the command prompt.
2006-08-20 22:48:36 · answer #5 · answered by asheesh b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Press F8 whiling booting. Windows will ask you step by step actions to do with.
2006-08-28 22:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by Tandra P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using NERO, create a dos boot disk on a CD (see www.bootdisk.com). You'll be able to boot from the CD into DOS. You'll need to either use another computer for that, or use a Linux LiveCD to boot into Linux from a CD and burn a bootdisk.
2006-08-28 09:34:13 · answer #7 · answered by Carl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After booting, keep pressing F8 key and it will ask you to enter into DOS
2006-08-20 22:46:17 · answer #8 · answered by DESIGNWebGraphic.Com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to boot from your windows CD, press DEL or F10 when booting and boot from your CD.
if you can get hold of it - Mini PE would be an excellent boot CD to use.
2006-08-20 23:27:23 · answer #9 · answered by � Fuzzy Dice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get any booatable cd to boot into dos or if u can manage to find win 98 it will get u into dos easilly
2006-08-28 20:07:12 · answer #10 · answered by carelessmunk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋