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To Start your Computer Without Starting Windows
Click Options, and then click Print to print this topic for reference. Windows Help is not available while you start your computer or run your programs on the MS-DOS operating system.
Click Start, and then click Shut down.
Click Restart, click OK, and then press and hold the CTRL key until the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu appears.
For some machines, you can use F8 instead of CTRL to bring up the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu.
If you want to load your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files and specify items to omit during the startup process, enter the number for Step-by-step confirmation, and then press ENTER.
If you want to load your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files and go to the command prompt, enter the number for Command prompt only, and then press ENTER. If your network card has real-mode drivers, you will have network support.
If you want to skip your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files and go to the command prompt, enter the number for Safe mode command prompt only, and then press ENTER.
Note
After you start your computer in MS-DOS, you need to restart your computer to start Windows again. |
