1) Type "date" + enter = display the date commend 2) Type "clr" + enter = clear the screen commend
In windows you can access DOS mode by clicking "run" in the start menu and typing "command" into the blank. DOS mode can also be accessed via the boot menu (accessed by pressing F8 during startup) and choosing command-line.
in windows 98 its start,run,command. or you can boot into ms-dos by going to start,shutdown,restart into ms-dos.
Use "/?" option with command. For example, if you want help for "chkdsk" command, enter "chkdsk /?" and press enter.
Windows XP does not have 'proper' dos, but it does have a command prompt which is a lot like dos. You can access a DOS-like command prompt before booting Windows XP by first restarting your computer and before the Windows XP loading screen appears, repeatedly hit the 'F8' key on your keyboard. This will give you boot up options. One of them will be 'Safe Mode with Command Prompt'. This is the same command prompt that would appear if you hit [Windows]+[R] key in Windows and typed 'cmd' and then hit enter.
In Windows, press F8 during booting.. You will find a menu in which you will fine an option - "Safe Mode in DOS Prompt".. Enter in that menu, you will boot from DOS Prompt.. In Windows 98, you will find the "Boot from DOS prompt".. You can select that option to boot from DOS..
No. Windows Vista is not based on DOS and a DOS boot disk will be unable to read the file system that Vista is on.
A Windows Boot Disk operates in DOS command line mode.
The command CLS clears the screen and resets the location of the command prompt to the top of the screen. This is similar to the Unix command clear.
print the contents of a text file onto the screen (like the "type" command in DOS).
Go to the command prompt and run "ver" command..
In Windows, to bring up the DOS screen, simply go to the start menu, choose RUN, and enter CMD. You can also access the DOS screen from Windows during startup by hitting F8 during the boot process and choosing COMMAND PROMPT.