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From: Fed on 19 Dec 2005 22:39 Real basic question....I dont really consider myself a newbie but I dont know how to load windows xp in dos mode. F8 says safe mode options but no dos! I think I got a virus - blue screen of death saying 'unmountable hard drive' and computer is not restarting in safe mode OR in last known config. - just shuts down after windows xp splash screen. Want to reformat and reinstall windows (something I long wanted to do....) Any clues?
From: Bruce Chambers on 19 Dec 2005 22:55 Fed wrote: > Real basic question....I dont really consider myself a newbie but I dont know > how to load windows xp in dos mode. F8 says safe mode options but no dos! > There is no way to reboot a WinXP PC into Real Mode DOS unless you've set up a dual-boot system. The WinNT family of 32-bit graphical operating systems, of which WinXP is the latest generation, has never used, included, or "ridden upon" MS-DOS. The Recovery Console's CLI (Command Line Interface) is the closest you can come to the old "DOS mode." > I think I got a virus - blue screen of death saying 'unmountable hard drive' > and computer is not restarting in safe mode OR in last known config. - just > shuts down after windows xp splash screen. That's doesn't sound at all like a virus, but it does sound very much like a hard drive failure. Check the hard drive manufacturer's web site for a diagnostic utility you can download and use to test the hard drive. You should also check with the motherboard manufacturer to see if there's a BIOS patch available to address any known issues with the IDE controllers. > Want to reformat and reinstall > windows (something I long wanted to do....) > Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.) HOW TO Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941 http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH
From: Mike Hall (MS-MVP) on 19 Dec 2005 22:57 Fed Windows XP has no DOS mode, so is not possible.. Go to this site for info on how to restore your boot.ini file.. http://www.windowsreinstall.com/install/winxp/howto3/unmountable.htm -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/User "Fed" <Fed(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:69F41953-60F4-4847-9F89-0B73A3EF46CA(a)microsoft.com... > Real basic question....I dont really consider myself a newbie but I dont > know > how to load windows xp in dos mode. F8 says safe mode options but no dos! > > I think I got a virus - blue screen of death saying 'unmountable hard > drive' > and computer is not restarting in safe mode OR in last known config. - > just > shuts down after windows xp splash screen. Want to reformat and reinstall > windows (something I long wanted to do....) > > Any clues?
From: David Candy on 19 Dec 2005 22:57 The XP CD is bootable. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/harry_version_2/2005/12/thank_you_and_g.html#comments ================================================= "Fed" <Fed(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:69F41953-60F4-4847-9F89-0B73A3EF46CA(a)microsoft.com... > Real basic question....I dont really consider myself a newbie but I dont know > how to load windows xp in dos mode. F8 says safe mode options but no dos! > > I think I got a virus - blue screen of death saying 'unmountable hard drive' > and computer is not restarting in safe mode OR in last known config. - just > shuts down after windows xp splash screen. Want to reformat and reinstall > windows (something I long wanted to do....) > > Any clues?
From: David Candy on 19 Dec 2005 22:58
And all your options are, where do you think they'd put the instructions? On the CD. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/harry_version_2/2005/12/thank_you_and_g.html#comments ================================================= "Fed" <Fed(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:69F41953-60F4-4847-9F89-0B73A3EF46CA(a)microsoft.com... > Real basic question....I dont really consider myself a newbie but I dont know > how to load windows xp in dos mode. F8 says safe mode options but no dos! > > I think I got a virus - blue screen of death saying 'unmountable hard drive' > and computer is not restarting in safe mode OR in last known config. - just > shuts down after windows xp splash screen. Want to reformat and reinstall > windows (something I long wanted to do....) > > Any clues? |