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Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?

In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?

Thanks,

FLKulchar
 
F. Lawrence Kulchar wrote:
> Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where
> is it?
>
> In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?

Start button --> RUN --> CMD --> OK
Start button --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt

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On Dec 13, 3:53 pm, F. Lawrence Kulchar
<FLawrenceKulc...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?
>
> In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?
>
> Thanks,
>
> FLKulchar

Start > Run > cmd
 
"F. Lawrence Kulchar" <FLawrenceKulchar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?
>
> In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?
>
> Thanks,
>
> FLKulchar

There is no such thing under WinXP. The "OS" in "MSDOS" stands
for "Operating System", i.e. MSDOS is an operating system all of
its own, same as Windows XP or Linux. You probably mean the
"Command Prompt", accessible through the methods that Shenan
Stanley suggested.
 
"F. Lawrence Kulchar" <FLawrenceKulchar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?
>
> In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?
>
> Thanks,
>
> FLKulchar

You mean the Command Prompt, there is no MS-DOS in any NT versions of
Windows, including XP.
Just set up a new shortcut on the desktop & put cmd in the location box.
Regards Mike.
 
"devil_himself" <DEVIL_HIMSELF123@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Dec 13, 3:53 pm, F. Lawrence Kulchar
> <FLawrenceKulc...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?
>>
>> In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> FLKulchar
>
> Start > Run > cmd


That's not DOS - it's a DOS emulator.....
 
Gordon wrote:

> "devil_himself" <DEVIL_HIMSELF123@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b2b8a0a1-60b1-41a9-a3c8-86f1e82c63ee@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>>On Dec 13, 3:53 pm, F. Lawrence Kulchar
>><FLawrenceKulc...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is it?
>>>
>>>In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>FLKulchar
>>
>>Start > Run > cmd
>
>
>
> That's not DOS - it's a DOS emulator.....
>
>

Actually it's not, CMD is the NT command line. The "DOS" emulator is
"command.com" Please try both and see the difference.
 
"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Gordon wrote:
>
>> "devil_himself" <DEVIL_HIMSELF123@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:b2b8a0a1-60b1-41a9-a3c8-86f1e82c63ee@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>On Dec 13, 3:53 pm, F. Lawrence Kulchar
>>><FLawrenceKulc...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is there a shortcut to DOS somewhere on my harddrive; if so, where is
>>>>it?
>>>>
>>>>In other words, what is the quickest path to the MSDOS screen?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>FLKulchar
>>>
>>>Start > Run > cmd
>>
>>
>>
>> That's not DOS - it's a DOS emulator.....
>
> Actually it's not, CMD is the NT command line. The "DOS" emulator is
> "command.com" Please try both and see the difference.
>

"command.com" is a legacy command processor, an
"emasculated" version of cmd.exe. You should not use
it unless you have a specific reason to do so.

Note also that "DOS" is much more than just a command
processor. In includes the boot files (io.sys, msdos.sys)
and many other commands (e.g. fdisk.exe. sys.com)
which have no place in an emulator.
 
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