Missing System Folder on WinXp [Archive] - The PC Guide Discussion Forums

rio_bugarin

11-14-2002, 12:38 PM

A friend of mine have a laptop with WinXp installed.
He had installed some Games.
Now his laptop is asking for the CD to repair the Os.
It says it cannot find some files in c:\windows\(not sure of the directory and files). It just wont boot. It doesn't have a boot to dos option so i don't know if the directory is really deleted.

Now just a simple question, What could have happened?
Why did MS removed the Command prompt only option in their new Windows versions?Dos' kinda handy sometimes do you agree?

Paul Komski

11-14-2002, 05:46 PM

You may want to try the Recovery Console (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/recovery_install_console.asp) or do a System Restore to before the problems started.

You may need to check your BIOS so that booting to the CD is enabled.

WinXP, Win2K etc may have a command prompt but have no true DOS. WinME does have true DOS but the system has to be tweaked to be able to boot to it. M$ would like to be able to say goodbye to DOS, whatever anyone's views on that are.