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Dos Prompt In Vista

#1 goku65

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Posted 14 November 2007 - 03:40 PM

Just curious goin want to boot up vista with only dos cause i want to run an offline defrag anyone know how to reboot in dos mode??? I know i can get it with the start button just curious if i can get it offline on the startup

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#2 Monty007

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Posted 14 November 2007 - 04:24 PM

Hi, there is no DOS in Vista but you can open a command prompt by typing cmd in the start/search field in Vista.

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 07:53 AM

I think that you can get it by pressing F8 as Windows first starts to boot. There should be a Safe Mode with Command Prompt option there.

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Posted 15 November 2007 - 09:42 PM

Yes you should be able to get it with F8 on boot, and I know theres one in the accessories off start menu, and Ive found its one of the only ways to get to regedit as well.. IE Start, Programs, Accessories

This post has been edited by BadBlood: 15 November 2007 - 09:58 PM