Restart computer directly from MS-DOS. Thread starter shirker; ... how then), and not first exit MS-DOS, boot back to Windows98/SE (from which I previously booted to MS-DOS), ...

You need an MS-DOS system disk to boot the computer so you can change the BIOS. You can create the disk using Windows 98/Me by typing format a:/s from the command prompt. Once you've created the ...

When MS-DOS was released in 1981, it was by no means certain that Microsoft would go on to become the tech giant it is today. But over the course of the 1980s, via Microsoft’s business maneuvering and ...

Before Windows, there was MS-DOS—that’s the Microsoft Disk Operating System, ... To fix this, type “MOUNT C” then a space, then a folder on your computer, then hit Enter.

MS-DOS, despite the name, wasn’t made by Microsoft originally. It was engineered by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products, (SCP), a computer company in the Pacific Northwest.

I recently said that an MS-DOS boot disk couldn't be created in Windows 2000. As several readers pointed out, this isn't quite true. An MS-DOS boot disk can be created using files located on the ...

Although long-abandoned for far more advanced successors, MS-DOS remains a pivotal piece of computer history. Released to the public on the very first IBM Personal Computers back in 1980, MS-DOS ...

MS-DOS or Microsoft Disk Operating System was the dominant operating system for Personal Computer throughout the 80s. MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system.

IBM released its Personal Computer in August 1981 running version 1.14 of SCP's QDOS -- but a few months later Microsoft produced MS-DOS 1.24, which then became the standard IBM PC operating system.

As it turns out, getting MS-DOS 6.22 running on a modern computer isn’t nearly as hard as you’d think. In fact, it works pretty much perfectly. Assuming, that is, you pick the right machine.

Microsoft, in conjunction with the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, has released the source code for MS-DOS 1.1, MS-DOS 2.0, and Word for Windows 1.1a. These programs are probably the ...

Microsoft’s MS-DOS (and its IBM-branded counterpart, ... or "Quick and Dirty Operating System," the work of developer Tim Paterson at a company called Seattle Computer Products (SCP).