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How To Get To Dos From Windows Vista

How To Get To Dos From Windows Vista

That's mainly because Windows NT flavors - including XP, Vista and Windows 7 - don't have a means to boot to DOS. The closest thing to DOS in recent flavors of Windows would be the recovery console - but that isn't DOS, nor are you allowed to run wild with what you CAN do. It's designed to help someone repair a hosed copy of Windows. DOS, as they say, is dead. There are, however, options. Depending on the motherboard and the motherboard manufacturer, they do make Windows based BIOS updaters. Some manufacturers also have DOS based updaters.

Jun 15, 2008 Best Answer: I think you mean how do you boot your computer into DOS mode BEFORE windows vista boots. You have to download a boot disk, make sure your.

Some have ones you can burn to a CD that come with their own boot loader. Check your motherboard's site for options. Dragon Ball Gt Greek Episodes 3gp Youtube.

As KrisM suggested, you can google for and download a DOS boot diskette image and extract it to a floppy. Of course, you need a working floppy drive, and a working floppy diskette. With Windows NT3.5/NT3.51/NT4.0/2K/XP/Vista/7, there was never a DOS. Although the command prompt appears as a DOS window similar to the DOS underpinnings of Win9x/ME, the NT family’s command prompt is a full 32bit environment that has practically no architectural similarities to DOS. Although the commands seem similar, the bits behind them differ. Booting into SAFE MODE Command Prompt is about as close as you are going to get, visually, to booting in a DOS environment. To boot into SAFE MODE Command Prompt, hit during boot.

To update your BIOS, you will need to follow your motherboard’s instructions. Most current motherboard manufactures offer some sort of Windows executable. The executable will usually update the BIOS directly, or it will invoke a program to make a bootable floppy or CD that can then be used to update your BIOS.

Like Wolfie said: DOS is dead! CW, it would help if you could say what make/model of PC (if a prebuilt, OEM machine) or motherboard (if it's you-built or local-built) you have - with that information, we could help you in your BIOS flashing effort.