You must create this disk on another working Window 95 or Windows 98 computer. This disk can be created by the following four steps. To start an MSDOS window Choose MS-DOS prompt from the start menu or choose 'RUN' from the start menu and then enter the filename 'command' as the program to be run. Jun 11, 2014. If you need to access this disk with other operating systems or older disk utilities, do not enable large disk support. Follow the steps below to run Fdisk on systems with hard drives larger than 2.1GB, and install Windows 95 OSR2 or Windows 98: Prepare a Windows 98 emergency boot disk before you begin.
• Table of Contents • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 Introduction Before Windows was created, the most common operating system that ran on IBM PC compatibles was DOS. DOS stands for Disk Operating System and was what you would use if you had started your computer much like you do today with Windows.
The difference was that DOS was not a graphical operating system but rather purely textual. That meant in order to run programs or manipulate the operating system you had to manually type in commands. When Windows was first created it was actually a graphical user interface that was created in order to make using the DOS operating system easier for a novice user. As time went on and newer versions of Windows were developed DOS was finally phased out with Windows ME. Though the newer operating systems do not run on DOS, they do have something called the command prompt, which has a similar appearance to DOS. In this tutorial we will cover the basic commands and usage of the command prompt so that you feel comfortable in using this resource.
Using the Command Prompt or Dos Window When people refer to the command prompt they may we refer to it in different ways. They may refer to it as a shell, console window, a command prompt, a cmd prompt, or even dos. In order to enter the command prompt you need to run a program that is dependent on your operating system. Below we list the programs that you need to run to enter a command prompt based on the version of Windows you are running. Notes Windows 3.1.3.11, 95, 98, ME command.com This program when run will open up a command prompt window providing a DOS shell. Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 cmd.exe This program will provide the native command prompt. What we call the command prompt.
Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 command. Drivers Korg K61 Manual. com This program will open up a emulated DOS shell for backwards compatibility. Only use if you must. To run these programs and start a command prompt you would do the following steps: Step 1: Click on the Start Menu Step 2: Click on the Run option Step 3: Type the appropriate command in the Open: field.
For example if we are using Windows XP we would type cmd.exe. Step 4: Click on the OK button After following these steps you will be presented with a window that look similar to Figure 1 below. Windows Command Prompt The command prompt is simply a window that by default displays the current directory, or in windows term a folder, that you are in and has a blinking cursor ready for you to type your commands. For example in Figure 1 above you can see that it says C: WINDOWS.
The C: WINDOWS>is the prompt and it tells me that I am currently in the c: windows directory. If I was in the directory c: program files directory the prompt would instead look like this: C: PROGRAM FILES DIRECTORY. To use the command prompt you would type in the commands and instructions you want and then press enter. In the next section we will discuss some useful commands and how to see all available built in commands for the command prompt. Useful commands The command.com or cmd.exe programs have built in commands that are very useful.
Below I have outlined some of the more important commands and further instruction on how to find information on all the available commands. The Help command - This command will list all the commands built into the command prompt. If you would like further information about a particular command you can type help commandname.
For example help cd will give you more detailed information on a command. For all commands you can also type the command name followed by a /? To see help on the command. For example, cd /? The Exit command - This command will close the command prompt. Simply type exit and press enter and the command prompt will close.
The CD command - This command allows you to change your current directory or see what directory you are currently in. To use the CD command you would type cd directoryname and press enter.