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  Getting To Know Your Kingsbury Computer

General Topics

Tuning PC Performance

Using Windows

Boot To Dos

System Performance

Sluggish PC

Setting XP Services

Troubleshooting

Applications

Organization

Included Programs In
Most Models

Avast Anti Virus

Konfabulator

Webshots Desktop

Window Blinds Themes

Picture It 99 Photo Editor

NTI CD/DVD Burning

DVD Shrink

DVD X-Copy


Boot Directly into DOS

 
Intended For
Windows 98
Windows 95

In Windows 3.x and earlier, one needed to load DOS before running Windows. In Windows 95 and 98, DOS is still there, kindof, but the command prompt is skipped when loading Windows. To go to the Command Prompt before loading Windows, follow these instructions.

 

  • Open the file C:\MSDOS.SYS with a text editor, like notepad.
  • You'll probably have to remove the Read-only, System, and Hidden attributes of the file before editing it.
  • Find the line that reads BootGUI=1, and change it to BootGUI=0.
  • Save the file and reboot your computer. Type Win to start Windows.