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I also don't understand your question. What "third one in the list of things" are you talking about? (Quote
it). There is no shutdown command from a dos prompt (??). You can simply turn the power off from a dos prompt
unless windows is still running, in which case you close the dos window, and shutdown from within windows.
Al Thompson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Prettyman"
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] no dos prompt
> When I try to shut down and select the dos prompt selection the third one
> in the
> list of things, it just goes to the blinking curser that I described.
> Thanks
>
>
> At 08:07 AM 2/7/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >I don't understand your question. You've already installed Win 98 SE, but
> you are unable to get a DOS prompt during the boot up of Windows? Or it
> freezes after the Win 98 logo screen with a blinking cursor on a dark
> screen? You would not get a DOS prompt during the boot if Windows is
> properly installed, but if it freezes up after the logo and does not
> continue to load Windows, you need to reformat and try again. Please
> provide more details about what you are looking for, at what stage of the
> boot, and at what stage you are seeing the blinking cursor.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I hve just finished a format and reinstall of Win 98 se and cannot get to a
> >>dos
> >>prompt. Can anyone give me a clue. This is a first for me as I have done the
> >>format and reinstall thing many times. All I get is a blinking line,
> 1/4", in
> >>the top left corner of the monitor.?????
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