ms dos

[franz braun]

i have recently upgraded to win xp professional from win
98 and now no longer have dos. i am unable to figure out
how to use my 3.5 floopy programs and data disks or how
to format them can some one help me

[Black Baptist]

john rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:

> but you can't format the hard drive from within windows.
> do you know how to exit xp to open dos outside of windows?
>>-----Original Message-----
>>to format diskette:
>>insert diskette
>>select a: drive
>>right click
>>format
>>ok....wait for done....
>>----------------
>>if you experience problem with diskette
>>destory floppy and recycle plastic shell
>>diskettes are cheap these days.
>>--------------
>>for dos programs:
>>start
>>all programs
>>accessories
>>command prompt
>>black background window
>>C:\documents and settings\owner> ----bang--------
>>i have a dos program (c.1992) that i edit from winxp
>>folder without any problems.
>>================================
>>>-----Original Message----- i have recently upgraded to win xp
>>>professional from win 98 and now no longer have dos. i am unable to
>>>figure out how to use my 3.5 floopy programs and data disks or how
>>>to format them can some one help me .
>>>
>>.
>>
>

Put your xp cd in the cdrom drive and reboot if your system isn't setup to
boot from the rom the you may have to go into the bios setup and set the
first boot device to the cdrom *see your docs on how to get to the bios
settings for your machine*.