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From: smlunatick on 5 Apr 2010 12:54
On Apr 5, 5:37 pm, dwn <dwn <dw...(a)nonet.net>> wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:27:55 +1000, "Gabriel Knight" <fakeem...(a)hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks, really appreciate it. I will try again. I have a Win98SE boot diskette
> but cannot find it in my bag must have misplace it.
>
> >When you startup your laptop and the screen shows it loading, before the OS
> >loads, press F5 or F8 I think its F8 if not try F5 (press many times) untill
> >it shows the screen to choose what you want to do ie boot into safe mode,
> >that should work.
>
> >To boot into Dos Prompt use a bootdisk either from a floppy disk or make a
> >bootdisk on a cd. there are many bootdisk making programs for free on the
> >internet. Google "bootdisk" I use one for Win98 and works great for things
> >like fdisk, format and scandisk.
>
> >GK
>
> >"dwn" <dw...(a)nonet.net> wrote in message
> >news:hpcr5802lga(a)news1.newsguy.com...
> >> On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:03:11 +0100, "DL" <inva...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> >>>Thought of using Help (from your start menu)?
>
> >> Did try that, it say depress F8. won't work!

You will need to note that XP does not have a separate DOS part. The
DOS Prompt window is a separate emulator "process" that requires XP to
run.

You can access the Safe Mode setting by using the MSCONFIG utility.
From: Twayne on 5 Apr 2010 12:57
In news:hpco610t4(a)news6.newsguy.com,
dwn <dwnns(a)nonet.net> typed:
> I am really new to Thinkpad T30 with Win XP Pro and I need
> help. I have so many trivial questions and unable to find
> the answer in the Thinkpad help or in Internet.
>
> How to boot up in Safe Mode or MS Dot Prompt?

To get into Safe Mode, start pressing the F8 key repeatably
the instant the POST completes (you get that single-beep and
then windows starts to load). So it's early in the boot
process that you press F8. Press it at about 1/sec. If XP
boots, you missed the window and will have to try again, maybe
pressing F8 a bit faster.

The only way to "boot" into a DOS prompt would be to boot from
a DOS-based disk like win98 or 95.
There is no DOS mode to boot into in XP like there was in
win98 et al. There IS the Command Prompt, however, which will
give you a DOS type window and allow you to use DOS commands.
Start; Programs; Accessories; System Tools; Command Prompt to
get to it.

>
> Due to different time zones, I may be posting in the wrong
> time of the day, please excuse. I really appreciate it.
> Thank you.

Time of day doesn't matter here.

What exactly is the problem you have, or what are you trying
to do? Just curious.

HTH,

Twayne`


From: smlunatick on 5 Apr 2010 13:00
On Apr 5, 5:37 pm, dwn <dwn <dw...(a)nonet.net>> wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:27:55 +1000, "Gabriel Knight" <fakeem...(a)hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks, really appreciate it. I will try again. I have a Win98SE boot diskette
> but cannot find it in my bag must have misplace it.
>
> >When you startup your laptop and the screen shows it loading, before the OS
> >loads, press F5 or F8 I think its F8 if not try F5 (press many times) untill
> >it shows the screen to choose what you want to do ie boot into safe mode,
> >that should work.
>
> >To boot into Dos Prompt use a bootdisk either from a floppy disk or make a
> >bootdisk on a cd. there are many bootdisk making programs for free on the
> >internet. Google "bootdisk" I use one for Win98 and works great for things
> >like fdisk, format and scandisk.
>
> >GK
>
> >"dwn" <dw...(a)nonet.net> wrote in message
> >news:hpcr5802lga(a)news1.newsguy.com...
> >> On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:03:11 +0100, "DL" <inva...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> >>>Thought of using Help (from your start menu)?
>
> >> Did try that, it say depress F8. won't work!

You can always make a new one. However, if the C: drive is using NTFS
structure, you will not be able to access it directly.
From: DL on 5 Apr 2010 13:08
Assuming your disk has been formated for ntfs a win98 boot disk aint going
to work
As others have pointed out WinXP does not feature ms dos but a feature that
can be accessed from Start>command prompt

"dwn>" <dwn <dwnns(a)nonet.net> wrote in message
news:hpd3kh01ssb(a)news3.newsguy.com...
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:27:55 +1000, "Gabriel Knight"
> <fakeemail(a)hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks, really appreciate it. I will try again. I have a Win98SE boot
> diskette
> but cannot find it in my bag must have misplace it.
>
>>When you startup your laptop and the screen shows it loading, before the
>>OS
>>loads, press F5 or F8 I think its F8 if not try F5 (press many times)
>>untill
>>it shows the screen to choose what you want to do ie boot into safe mode,
>>that should work.
>>
>>To boot into Dos Prompt use a bootdisk either from a floppy disk or make a
>>bootdisk on a cd. there are many bootdisk making programs for free on the
>>internet. Google "bootdisk" I use one for Win98 and works great for things
>>like fdisk, format and scandisk.
>>
>>GK
>>
>>"dwn" <dwnns(a)nonet.net> wrote in message
>>news:hpcr5802lga(a)news1.newsguy.com...
>>> On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:03:11 +0100, "DL" <invalid(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thought of using Help (from your start menu)?
>>>
>>> Did try that, it say depress F8. won't work!
>>
>
From: dwn on 5 Apr 2010 13:24
On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:27:55 +1000, "Gabriel Knight" <fakeemail(a)hotmail.com>
wrote:

OK, it rreally work Just keep on press F5 key even if I get an error message in
black screen (try a few times). You get many options, including network, dot
prompt..... etc. Than press F8 to go to whatever....

I need to find if there is a fdisk to make the recovery active and find
boot.ini and two other files. it's a long way to recovery my T30 back to factory
original.

Thanks a million!!!

>When you startup your laptop and the screen shows it loading, before the OS
>loads, press F5 or F8 I think its F8 if not try F5 (press many times) untill
>it shows the screen to choose what you want to do ie boot into safe mode,
>that should work.
>
>To boot into Dos Prompt use a bootdisk either from a floppy disk or make a
>bootdisk on a cd. there are many bootdisk making programs for free on the
>internet. Google "bootdisk" I use one for Win98 and works great for things
>like fdisk, format and scandisk.
>
>GK
>
>"dwn" <dwnns(a)nonet.net> wrote in message
>news:hpcr5802lga(a)news1.newsguy.com...
>> On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:03:11 +0100, "DL" <invalid(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Thought of using Help (from your start menu)?
>>
>> Did try that, it say depress F8. won't work!
>

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