"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FFCFC78C-F4C6-40ED-A7FD-6034AC067AAD@microsoft.com...
> > We have a PC that wants to automitically default to MS DOS mode after
> (what
> > seems) a startup procedure. Any guidance to trouble shoot this would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > thanks
> > Andy
>
> What operating system do you use? Windows 98?
>
>
>

"andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D262D385-A97A-46CB-8742-725415E9F3C0@microsoft.com...
> Sorry pegasus -- windows 2000, let me know if you know some easy method to
> trouble shoot this.
>
>  someone told me it may be best to start over(re-image)  - that would be
> fine, but I can't seem to remember how to copy files from DOS to a floppy.
> I'm not enamored to that possibility.
>
> your help appreciated
> andy
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> >
> > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:FFCFC78C-F4C6-40ED-A7FD-6034AC067AAD@microsoft.com...
> > > We have a PC that wants to automitically default to MS DOS mode after
> > (what
> > > seems) a startup procedure. Any guidance to trouble shoot this would be
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > Andy
> >
> > What operating system do you use? Windows 98?
> >
> >
> >

"George Hester" wrote:

> This sounds like an upgrade from Windows 98.  The information of what op sys to boot into should be in boot.ini a hidden file on the root of the active partion at boot.
>
> --
> George Hester
> _________________________________
> "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D262D385-A97A-46CB-8742-725415E9F3C0@microsoft.com...
> > Sorry pegasus -- windows 2000, let me know if you know some easy method to
> > trouble shoot this.
> >
> >  someone told me it may be best to start over(re-image)  - that would be
> > fine, but I can't seem to remember how to copy files from DOS to a floppy.
> > I'm not enamored to that possibility.
> >
> > your help appreciated
> > andy
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:FFCFC78C-F4C6-40ED-A7FD-6034AC067AAD@microsoft.com...
> > > > We have a PC that wants to automitically default to MS DOS mode after
> > > (what
> > > > seems) a startup procedure. Any guidance to trouble shoot this would be
> > > > appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > Andy
> > >
> > > What operating system do you use? Windows 98?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

"andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA3236C9-7369-4D69-9253-7FB644D4D48D@microsoft.com...
> shaking my head back and forth continually and making the sounds of a
cartoon
> charahracter   "...on the root of the active partion at boot."
>
> partion? what!
>
> Mr. George Hester, you just went (way) over my head.
>
> Andrew
>
> "George Hester" wrote:
>
> > This sounds like an upgrade from Windows 98.  The information of what op

> >
> > --
> > George Hester
> > _________________________________
> > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D262D385-A97A-46CB-8742-725415E9F3C0@microsoft.com...
> > > Sorry pegasus -- windows 2000, let me know if you know some easy
method to
> > > trouble shoot this.
> > >
> > >  someone told me it may be best to start over(re-image)  - that would
be
> > > fine, but I can't seem to remember how to copy files from DOS to a
floppy.
> > > I'm not enamored to that possibility.
> > >
> > > your help appreciated
> > > andy
> > >
> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:FFCFC78C-F4C6-40ED-A7FD-6034AC067AAD@microsoft.com...
> > > > > We have a PC that wants to automitically default to MS DOS mode
after
> > > > (what
> > > > > seems) a startup procedure. Any guidance to trouble shoot this
would be
> > > > > appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks
> > > > > Andy
> > > >
> > > > What operating system do you use? Windows 98?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> In my first reply I tried to establish if you were indeed running
> Windows 2000. Some novice posters do not appreciate that
> Windows 98 is not the same as Windows 2000. Your subject
> line refers to MS DOS, and since there is no MS DOS under
> Windows 2000, I got suspicious.
>
> George then tried to find out if you had perhaps a multi-booting
> PC. The question did not seem to mean much to you. So let's
> get down to details:
>
> 1. When you boot your machine, you get some messages
> from the BIOS, e.g. the number of disk drives you have etc.
>
> 2. After the BIOS messages, the operating system cuts in.
> See if you can press the Pause key to stop the boot process,
> then report what you see on the screen. Press the space
> bar to resume the boot process.
>
> 3. Do the words "Windows 2000" ever appear on the screen?
>
> 4. When the machine has finished the boot process and is
> in what you call "MS DOS", type the following commands
> and report the replies and effects:
> ver
> path
> set comp
> type c:\boot.ini
> exit
>
>
> "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FA3236C9-7369-4D69-9253-7FB644D4D48D@microsoft.com...
> > shaking my head back and forth continually and making the sounds of a
> cartoon
> > charahracter   "...on the root of the active partion at boot."
> >
> > partion? what!
> >
> > Mr. George Hester, you just went (way) over my head.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > "George Hester" wrote:
> >
> > > This sounds like an upgrade from Windows 98.  The information of what op
> sys to boot into should be in boot.ini a hidden file on the root of the
> active partion at boot.
> > >
> > > --
> > > George Hester
> > > _________________________________
> > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D262D385-A97A-46CB-8742-725415E9F3C0@microsoft.com...
> > > > Sorry pegasus -- windows 2000, let me know if you know some easy
> method to
> > > > trouble shoot this.
> > > >
> > > >  someone told me it may be best to start over(re-image)  - that would
> be
> > > > fine, but I can't seem to remember how to copy files from DOS to a
> floppy.
> > > > I'm not enamored to that possibility.
> > > >
> > > > your help appreciated
> > > > andy
> > > >
> > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:FFCFC78C-F4C6-40ED-A7FD-6034AC067AAD@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > We have a PC that wants to automitically default to MS DOS mode
> after
> > > > > (what
> > > > > > seems) a startup procedure. Any guidance to trouble shoot this
> would be
> > > > > > appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks
> > > > > > Andy
> > > > >
> > > > > What operating system do you use? Windows 98?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.***@fly.com> wrote in message news:#XT2J0bMFHA.580@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> In my first reply I tried to establish if you were indeed running
> Windows 2000. Some novice posters do not appreciate that
> Windows 98 is not the same as Windows 2000. Your subject
> line refers to MS DOS, and since there is no MS DOS under
> Windows 2000, I got suspicious.
>
> George then tried to find out if you had perhaps a multi-booting
> PC. The question did not seem to mean much to you. So let's
> get down to details:
>
> 1. When you boot your machine, you get some messages
> from the BIOS, e.g. the number of disk drives you have etc.
>
> 2. After the BIOS messages, the operating system cuts in.
> See if you can press the Pause key to stop the boot process,
> then report what you see on the screen. Press the space
> bar to resume the boot process.
>
> 3. Do the words "Windows 2000" ever appear on the screen?
>
> 4. When the machine has finished the boot process and is
> in what you call "MS DOS", type the following commands
> and report the replies and effects:
> ver
> path
> set comp
> type c:\boot.ini
> exit
>
>
> "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FA3236C9-7369-4D69-9253-7FB644D4D48D@microsoft.com...
> > shaking my head back and forth continually and making the sounds of a
> cartoon
> > charahracter   "...on the root of the active partion at boot."
> >
> > partion? what!
> >
> > Mr. George Hester, you just went (way) over my head.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > "George Hester" wrote:
> >
> > > This sounds like an upgrade from Windows 98.  The information of what op
> sys to boot into should be in boot.ini a hidden file on the root of the
> active partion at boot.
> > >
> > > --
> > > George Hester
> > > _________________________________
> > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D262D385-A97A-46CB-8742-725415E9F3C0@microsoft.com...
> > > > Sorry pegasus -- windows 2000, let me know if you know some easy
> method to
> > > > trouble shoot this.
> > > >
> > > >  someone told me it may be best to start over(re-image)  - that would
> be
> > > > fine, but I can't seem to remember how to copy files from DOS to a
> floppy.
> > > > I'm not enamored to that possibility.
> > > >
> > > > your help appreciated
> > > > andy
> > > >
> > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:FFCFC78C-F4C6-40ED-A7FD-6034AC067AAD@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > We have a PC that wants to automitically default to MS DOS mode
> after
> > > > > (what
> > > > > > seems) a startup procedure. Any guidance to trouble shoot this
> would be
> > > > > > appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks
> > > > > > Andy
> > > > >
> > > > > What operating system do you use? Windows 98?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.***@fly.com> wrote in message
news:#XT2J0bMFHA.580@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> In my first reply I tried to establish if you were indeed running
> Windows 2000. Some novice posters do not appreciate that
> Windows 98 is not the same as Windows 2000. Your subject
> line refers to MS DOS, and since there is no MS DOS under
> Windows 2000, I got suspicious.
>
> George then tried to find out if you had perhaps a multi-booting
> PC. The question did not seem to mean much to you. So let's
> get down to details:
>
> 1. When you boot your machine, you get some messages
> from the BIOS, e.g. the number of disk drives you have etc.
>
> 2. After the BIOS messages, the operating system cuts in.
> See if you can press the Pause key to stop the boot process,
> then report what you see on the screen. Press the space
> bar to resume the boot process.
>
> 3. Do the words "Windows 2000" ever appear on the screen?
>
> 4. When the machine has finished the boot process and is
> in what you call "MS DOS", type the following commands
> and report the replies and effects:
> ver
> path
> set comp
> type c:\boot.ini
> exit
>
>
> "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FA3236C9-7369-4D69-9253-7FB644D4D48D@microsoft.com...
> > shaking my head back and forth continually and making the sounds of a
> cartoon
> > charahracter   "...on the root of the active partion at boot."
> >
> > partion? what!
> >
> > Mr. George Hester, you just went (way) over my head.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > "George Hester" wrote:
> >
> > > This sounds like an upgrade from Windows 98.  The information of what
op
> sys to boot into should be in boot.ini a hidden file on the root of the
> active partion at boot.
> > >
> > > --
> > > George Hester
> > > _________________________________
> > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D262D385-A97A-46CB-8742-725415E9F3C0@microsoft.com...
> > > > Sorry pegasus -- windows 2000, let me know if you know some easy
> method to
> > > > trouble shoot this.
> > > >
> > > >  someone told me it may be best to start over(re-image)  - that
would
> be
> > > > fine, but I can't seem to remember how to copy files from DOS to a
> floppy.
> > > > I'm not enamored to that possibility.
> > > >
> > > > your help appreciated
> > > > andy
> > > >
> > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:FFCFC78C-F4C6-40ED-A7FD-6034AC067AAD@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > We have a PC that wants to automitically default to MS DOS mode
> after
> > > > > (what
> > > > > > seems) a startup procedure. Any guidance to trouble shoot this
> would be
> > > > > > appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks
> > > > > > Andy
> > > > >
> > > > > What operating system do you use? Windows 98?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.***@fly.com> wrote in message news:erikSKoMFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> This is probably the wrong group to discuss Windows 98
> issues but yes, you're mostly right. The command was just
> plain       win         . Nothing else. Are you suggesting that
> my initial suspicion could have been correct, that the OP
> might be running Windows 98, not Windows 2000?
>
>
> "George Hester" <hesterl***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uvsbc7mMFHA.3420@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You know Pegasus there was a command code that could be entered into MSDOS
> that would transfer control back to Windows 98 for the boot process.  If
> that was never done the machine would always boot to MSDOS.  Do you remember
> it?  I think it was win /c
>
> --
> George Hester
> _________________________________
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.***@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:#XT2J0bMFHA.580@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > In my first reply I tried to establish if you were indeed running
> > Windows 2000. Some novice posters do not appreciate that
> > Windows 98 is not the same as Windows 2000. Your subject
> > line refers to MS DOS, and since there is no MS DOS under
> > Windows 2000, I got suspicious.
> >
> > George then tried to find out if you had perhaps a multi-booting
> > PC. The question did not seem to mean much to you. So let's
> > get down to details:
> >
> > 1. When you boot your machine, you get some messages
> > from the BIOS, e.g. the number of disk drives you have etc.
> >
> > 2. After the BIOS messages, the operating system cuts in.
> > See if you can press the Pause key to stop the boot process,
> > then report what you see on the screen. Press the space
> > bar to resume the boot process.
> >
> > 3. Do the words "Windows 2000" ever appear on the screen?
> >
> > 4. When the machine has finished the boot process and is
> > in what you call "MS DOS", type the following commands
> > and report the replies and effects:
> > ver
> > path
> > set comp
> > type c:\boot.ini
> > exit
> >
> >
> > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:FA3236C9-7369-4D69-9253-7FB644D4D48D@microsoft.com...
> > > shaking my head back and forth continually and making the sounds of a
> > cartoon
> > > charahracter   "...on the root of the active partion at boot."
> > >
> > > partion? what!
> > >
> > > Mr. George Hester, you just went (way) over my head.
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > "George Hester" wrote:
> > >
> > > > This sounds like an upgrade from Windows 98.  The information of what
> op
> > sys to boot into should be in boot.ini a hidden file on the root of the
> > active partion at boot.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > George Hester
> > > > _________________________________
> > > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:D262D385-A97A-46CB-8742-725415E9F3C0@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Sorry pegasus -- windows 2000, let me know if you know some easy
> > method to
> > > > > trouble shoot this.
> > > > >
> > > > >  someone told me it may be best to start over(re-image)  - that
> would
> > be
> > > > > fine, but I can't seem to remember how to copy files from DOS to a
> > floppy.
> > > > > I'm not enamored to that possibility.
> > > > >
> > > > > your help appreciated
> > > > > andy
> > > > >
> > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "andy" <a***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:FFCFC78C-F4C6-40ED-A7FD-6034AC067AAD@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > > We have a PC that wants to automitically default to MS DOS mode
> > after
> > > > > > (what
> > > > > > > seems) a startup procedure. Any guidance to trouble shoot this
> > would be
> > > > > > > appreciated.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > thanks
> > > > > > > Andy
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What operating system do you use? Windows 98?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>