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troy wrote:
> My friend has a Compaq laptop and her system crashed. She is in DOS at an A>
> prompt and lack the command to get herself back into Windows. I was trying to
> help by getting that command...
>
> "David Candy" wrote:
>
>
>>What are you on about.
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>>"troy" <troy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB26C382-C286-4586-8CB3-D5E29DCE9969@microsoft.com...
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>>>at DOS prompt, I am being asked for a command to start windows xp. example:
>>>C:\windows\________.com. does anyone know the command?
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If taking the floppy out of A: and rebooting doesn't work, try going to
Safe Mode. Does that work?
If you can't get to Safe Mode, then you'll probably have to reinstall
Windows, and ALL of her data files will be lost forever. Before
reinstalling, make sure you have the CD key for Windows available.
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The reader should exercise normal caution and backup the Registry and
data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their
PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not
liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice
posted here. No warranty, express or implied, is given with the posting
of this message.
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