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08-06-2002, 08:44 PM
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starting up in dos mode???
how do you start up in dos mode in XP Pro? i press F8 during start up but there is not option for command prompt. i need to format my laptop thats running XP.
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08-06-2002, 08:58 PM
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HOT ROD
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There is no dos with XP. If you formating for a reinstall of XP just boot to the XP cd-rom and follow the setup where you will find an option to format the drive.
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08-06-2002, 09:27 PM
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well i am selling it, so i am just gonna format so the person who buys it can put whatever OS they want on it. ill go do that, hopefully i can format and not reinstall.
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08-06-2002, 09:45 PM
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HOT ROD
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In that case get a 98 boot disk, run fdisk and delete the non dos partition and then format.
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08-06-2002, 11:48 PM
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ok thanks for the advice, i got it formatted.
^dan |
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