How do you boot into dos on a Windows NT Server machine

[wisdomwarrior23]

If anyone knows how you can boot to dos on a Windows NT Server machine let me know, I'm not sure if you can.

 

[Zelandakh]

You need to dual boot with DOS. If you have NTFS on C then tough luck (unless you have the NTFS viewer on the boot drive).

If you don't then why not stick in a boot floppy for 9x? It'll get you up there at least...

 

[WilWolitski]

First I ask why you would want to do this? Even if you do boot from a DOS or Win9x boot disk, you will not be able to read the NTFS files anyway. If you're trying to boot into "SAFE MODE" be sure to choose VGA Mode during the startup sequence. Otherwise, like to previous response said, if you don't already have a DOS partition created on the first track of the HDD, you cannot add it because ntloader takes over on the HDD's boot sector. If you always do, what you always did
You'll always get, what you always got!!

Be a lateral thinker! Think outside the box

 

[peterve]

Boot with your DOS disk
There are some tools to have access to NTFS file system from plain DOS...
I believe you can find some tools on

http://www.sysinternals.com

Good luck
Peter Peter Van Eeckhoutte
peter.ve@pandora.be

 

[WilWolitski]

The tool is called "ntfsdos". The demo allows you to browse and see the contents, but if you want to copy any files or manipulate them, you need to purchase the product to get the registered version.

If you always do, what you always did
You'll always get, what you always got!!​

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