You cannot "go to DOS" in Windows XP. The closest analog is the command prompt, which can be opened by clicking Start > Run, and entering "command."
Windows XP cannot be installed or reinstalled directly from DOS.
It doesn't. I have XP at home and there is no "DOS" running in the background. Windows 3.0 and 3.1 did require DOS in order to function, however.
Windows XP and Windows 2003 came before Windows Vista. The 64-bit version of XP was really mostly Windows 2003 branded as XP, and not truly XP, despite the name.
get dos box
If your laptop will stay on in DOS mode then update your BIOS
No. Windows XP has it's own kernel and memory management system.
No, but you have to be really careful when you are working with partions.
This was taken out of Windows XP, but is still in Windows 98 and below.
with dosbox
It's possible, you have to correct boot.ini file and copy DOS loader and DOS system on your hard drive.
windows 2000/XP
Generally speaking, no. Most Windows XP installations are made onto NTFS partitions, which MS-DOS cannot read.