how do i get to the DOS prompt from XPpro?

Hi! Thanks for the question.

The Microsoft website has the following instruction to get to the Dos
prompt (or Command Prompt) in Windows XP Pro.

"To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Command Prompt."

Windows XP Professional Documentation: "MS-DOS overview"
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/default.mspx


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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 10 Apr 2004 06:51 PDT

In case you are having trouble with that page, you can go to this one
for XP Home. The instructions are the same.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/windows_dos_overview.asp

Thanks!

right answer, great response time!!!

Or just press the Window key (between the ctrl and alt key) with R
(window-R) and type in CMD and Enter.  Not that intuitive, but when
you do it a lot on different machines, it's the easiest.

Start>Run>CMD

Got to start button then click run then type cmd

X

You can also enter DOS mode without entering windows using the
recovery console, if you have the Windows XP Pro CD. Insert the CD
into the CD-ROM drive and reboot the computer. When the computer
prompts you to press any key to boot from the CD press a key. The
computer will go to the XP setup screen and load a few items onto in
the hard drive. When it asks you if you want to install a fresh copy
of XP or recover an existing copy press "r" to recove an exesting
copy. You will then enter the recovery console and be asked for the
administrator password, enter it and you are in DOS (though it does
not have all the DOS functions and it is very picky about the way you
type in the commands). Hope you find this usefull