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O.P. RE: RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading
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Originally posted by pollolibredegrasa
Alternatively, if you have access to another XP computer, boot into windows on that and insert a blank floppy disk. Then in My Computer, right click the floppy drive, click format and make sure you select "Create an MS-DOS startup disk". You should then be able to boot into DOS mode from that and rename the files.

Okay.  I'm slowly getting there.  I made the backup DOS boot disk two nights ago, but when I got home and tried to load it I got the following error: 

Disk I/O error
Replace the disk, and then press any key

I figured the DOS program wasn't being recognized on my Dell for some reason, so I went back to my work PC today and recreated the boot disk.  Afterwards, I renamed mode.com to mode.exe.

I tried loading that new boot disk and I had success...the PC gave me a A:\> prompt.  I thought I was in the clear.  I typed "cd C:/windows/system32" and received "Invalid drive specification".  I tried "cd C:" and received the same error.

How can I get my PC to recognize my C drive through the MS-DOS floppy backup?
03-08-2008 12:05 AM
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How to get command prompt before windows loading - by UDcc123 on 03-05-2008 at 01:16 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by bigb88 on 03-05-2008 at 02:06 PM
RE: RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by UDcc123 on 03-06-2008 at 01:24 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by UDcc123 on 03-05-2008 at 02:14 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by bigb88 on 03-05-2008 at 02:16 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by Baggins on 03-05-2008 at 03:24 PM
RE: RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by UDcc123 on 03-05-2008 at 04:47 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by Quantum on 03-05-2008 at 05:25 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by Baggins on 03-05-2008 at 05:46 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by pollolibredegrasa on 03-06-2008 at 01:52 PM
RE: RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by UDcc123 on 03-06-2008 at 02:07 PM
RE: RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by UDcc123 on 03-08-2008 at 12:05 AM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by MeEtc on 03-06-2008 at 02:37 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by Jarrod on 03-08-2008 at 12:41 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by UDcc123 on 03-08-2008 at 02:34 PM
RE: How to get command prompt before windows loading - by CookieRevised on 03-08-2008 at 03:05 PM


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