is it all right to flash my bios from the command prompt in win xp?

[eshtog]

?

also how do I get into the dos prompt with windows xp
when I start up my computer

 

[Wayward]

Most likely no. Read the instructions from the manufacturer and follow them to the letter or you will be sorry

 

[bozo1]

Don't even go there.

There is no 'DOS' in XP. If you need to flash, use a Win95/98 bootdisk or download one here.

 

[AndyHui]

Nope.

WinXP doesn't have a DOS Prompt, and a Command Prompt is not the same as a DOS Prompt.

You need a Win9x boot disk to get to MSDOS....grab one from www.bootdisk.com.

 

[John]

You can also create an MS-DOS startup disk by going to my computer, right click the floppy drive, format.

 

[eshtog]

how come when I tried both the xp boot disk
and win 98 bootdisk I get
disk 1/0 failed to read
wtf?

 

[Dreadogg]

is bios protection enabled in the bios? If so disable it!

 

[eshtog]

can somebody give me an exact link to where they downloaded the win 9x

boot disk that works with win xp?

 

[RalfHutter]

Win98 SE boot disk

Run "Win98se.exe" with a formatted floppy in the drive. It will create a full Win98 boot-disk.

 

[eshtog]

ok I did exactly what you said and I restarted the pc with the disk in

and got the I/O disk error

man this sux whats wrong?

 

[nortexoid]

no

do it from DOS...

retards need to come out w/ winNT/2k/XP based flash utilities instead of forcing us to use the never-going-away DOS system.

 

[AndyHui]

If you got a disk I/O error, use another floppy.