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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>]

On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> it works?  BTW, how do you get to the command-line
> in Windows XP?
>
Through the gui :)  I think you have to go to start > programs >
accessories and then "c: prompt" - something like that.  I'll try and
double check tonight since the guy downstairs here has XP on his system
now.
>
> Are you saying that it doesn't work when you reboot
> in command-line mode?
>
There's really no command line mode in XP. It's more like a dos box.
There's no option in the start menu for "restart in DOS mode" like in
older Win versions: the OS confronts you with only gui from the very
beginning of the boot process.  What are they hiding under that gui,
anyways?

James