Booting into DOS!

[Gouk]

How can I boot into a real DOS mode before Windows XP boots?

I am not talking about the recovery console but real DOS.

Can this be done?

I need to knw because I have a CD-ROM firmware which can only be flashed under DOS 🙁

THX!

 

[allan]

XP is not built on a DOS layer, but you can create a bootable floppy and put the firmware update on there. Alternatively, you can hit F8 as your system boots and tell it to go to Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

 

[pc_tek]

just build/use you a regular win 9x boot disk.

 

[Electronic Punk]

http://www.bootdisk.com

 

[dijital]

if your using the fat32 file system, www.bootdisk.com like EP said

if your using the NTFS file system, www.winternals.com