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August 8, 2001 at 4:07 am #2343386
Booting to DOS using Windows ME
Lockedby bytethebit · about 21 years, 10 months ago
Hello:
This is a very basic question. But for the life of I can’t seem to figure out how to boot into DOS using Windows ME?? With Windows 9x, from the boot menu, you have the option of selecting “command prompt” for DOS, however, with Windows ME there is no such option listed. Any advice on how to boot to DOS using Windows ME?
Thank You,
Alex
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August 8, 2001 at 4:29 am #3711291
Booting to DOS using Windows ME
by james a bailey · about 21 years, 10 months ago
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Try this:
Edit your msdos.sys file. If it doesnt show up go into folder options in the control panel and select View All Files. Somewhere in the list you well see BootGUI. Should be the same for Windows 98 and ME.BootGUI=1
Default is ON. This boots the Windows 98 GUI automatically. To get to a command prompt instead, try:
BootGUI=0
The end result is that to run Windows you’ll have to type WIN at the C: prompt.
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August 9, 2001 at 12:13 am #3709793
Booting to DOS using Windows ME
by bytethebit · about 21 years, 10 months ago
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Windows ME does not use msdos.sys. Also, I can’t find the msdos.sys file anywhere in the ME system; I tried looking just for the heck of it. I couldn’t find “bootGUI” either (it is located in the c:\windows\inf\net folder, but it lists both options of “bootGUI=0, and “bootGUI=1 and I don’t think it applies to the boot process at all considering where it’s located). Do you have any other advice on how I could possibly be able to boot into DOS using ME? There’s got to be a way. I tried going into “msconfig” and editing “system.ini”, but I couldn’t find anything that I thought to edit that would change the boot screen.
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August 8, 2001 at 8:52 am #3711093
Booting to DOS using Windows ME
by dlw6 · about 21 years, 10 months ago
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According to Microsoft, ME doesn’t actually have a “DOS mode.” Whether you’re booting with the GUI turned off or you’ve opened a command prompt window, it’s not really DOS mode and some legacy DOS programs may not run properly.
The good news is that there are some good shareware and freeware Virtual Machines out there that can help you run those older programs.
Good fortune,
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November 7, 2001 at 5:59 pm #3555545
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by bytethebit · about 21 years, 7 months ago
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August 8, 2001 at 12:50 pm #3708760
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by kgosnell · about 21 years, 10 months ago
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Hi, I have a solution , but it will take some work/time. you have to go to Windows help section and poke around for the Dos program they tell you that does the least harm to ME, as it is not reccomended, and can void any warrantee you might have, also you can go to Fred Langas page or write him , as he has posted the program in one of his mag articles, just type in FRED LANGA or LANGAS LIST in the browser, and it wil take you to him, or come to my site at http://www.stepstech.com and on the bottom of the front page there is a linkback to him.
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November 7, 2001 at 5:59 pm #3555546
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by bytethebit · about 21 years, 7 months ago
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August 8, 2001 at 5:06 pm #3708721
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by dmiles · about 21 years, 10 months ago
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Microsoft removed the 16-bit,real-mode Disk Operating System features found in Windows 9x
Older,legacy device drivers and programs,such as DOS-based games and disk drive utilities are no longer supported
Windows ME will run most DOS-based programs/games
One can no longer boot or restart Windows directly to the DOS prompt and run DOS programs,there is no longer a Command Prompt Only in the menu produced by holding the Ctrl or pressing the F8 at just the right moment-
November 7, 2001 at 5:59 pm #3555547
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by bytethebit · about 21 years, 7 months ago
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August 9, 2001 at 2:50 am #3709723
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by dragonfly · about 21 years, 10 months ago
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further to the post by kgosnell@aculink.net, I am posting the links to the whole DOS Series written by Fred Langa last year. They are VERY informative indeed.
—————————————-Save Your Butt With DOS
http://content.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/15.htmSave Your Butt With DOS, Part 2
http://content.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/16.htmSave Your Butt With DOS, Part 3
http://content.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/17.htmScrubYour Hard Disk Clean
http://content.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/18.htmScrub Your Hard Disk Clean, Pt.2
http://content.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/19.htmBullet-Proof Your Windows Setup
http://content.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/20.htmSave Your Butt With DOS:
Pulling It All Together
http://content.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/21.htmBatch File Bonanza
http://content.techweb.com/winmag/columns/explorer/2000/22.htm-
November 7, 2001 at 5:59 pm #3555548
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by bytethebit · about 21 years, 7 months ago
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August 9, 2001 at 5:14 pm #3709079
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by dmessner · about 21 years, 10 months ago
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If you create a WinME boot disk using the Add/Remove Programs>Startup Disk creation method you can then boot to the boot disk and get a DOS prompt. This is the quickest way to get the results you asked for. But keep in mind that MS has removed 16bit real mode operation from WinME so it is just a non-GUI interface and not true 16bit DOS mode as in older OS’s.
Hope this helps.
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November 7, 2001 at 5:59 pm #3555549
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by bytethebit · about 21 years, 7 months ago
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August 10, 2001 at 3:30 am #3707622
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by berserker · about 21 years, 10 months ago
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Get the utility here
Real DOS-Mode Patch for Windows Millennium
http://www.geocities.com/mfd4life_2000/-
November 7, 2001 at 5:59 pm #3555550
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November 7, 2001 at 5:59 pm #3555544
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