After A:

Corday · External Since: Jan 13, 2009 Posts: 11

After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the A:
prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and re-powering?
None of the DOS commands I know work and changing the prompt to another drive
doesn't help.
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!

Mike M1 · External Since: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4241

> After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the
> A: prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and
> re-powering?

No. What's the problem in re-booting? Why are you using an EBD? Is it
because you need to rename or delete a file that is in use when Win Me is
running?
--
Mike

Corday <10Swinner.DeleteThis@net.net> wrote:

> After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the
> A: prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and
> re-powering? None of the DOS commands I know work and changing the
> prompt to another drive doesn't help.

Ian Shef · External Since: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 5

=?Utf-8?B?Q29yZGF5?= <10Swinner.TakeThisOut@net.net> wrote in
news:A7A79D6D-241A-4A65-89C9-0D7E6F74D86C@microsoft.com:

> After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the A:
> prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and
> re-powering? None of the DOS commands I know work and changing the
> prompt to another drive doesn't help.

Ctrl-Alt-Del should do it.

(This means hold the Ctrl key down, also hold the Alt key down, and while
still holding them down, press the Del key).

NOTE: Depending upon your BIOS setup, you may have to remove the floppy disk
from the drive first.

Corday · External Since: Jan 13, 2009 Posts: 11

Thanks!
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!

"Ian Shef" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?Q29yZGF5?= <10Swinner.DeleteThis@net.net> wrote in
> news:A7A79D6D-241A-4A65-89C9-0D7E6F74D86C@microsoft.com:
>
> > After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the A:
> > prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and
> > re-powering? None of the DOS commands I know work and changing the
> > prompt to another drive doesn't help.
>
> Ctrl-Alt-Del should do it.
>
> (This means hold the Ctrl key down, also hold the Alt key down, and while
> still holding them down, press the Del key).
>
> NOTE: Depending upon your BIOS setup, you may have to remove the floppy disk
> from the drive first.
>
>
>
> .
>

Corday · External Since: Jan 13, 2009 Posts: 11

Mike, I'm sometimes using the EBD because I made the mistake of updating my
BIOS and as a result, startup is sometimes a problem.
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!

"Mike M" wrote:

> > After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the
> > A: prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and
> > re-powering?
>
> No. What's the problem in re-booting? Why are you using an EBD? Is it
> because you need to rename or delete a file that is in use when Win Me is
> running?
> --
> Mike
>
>
> Corday <10Swinner DeleteThis @net.net> wrote:
>
> > After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the
> > A: prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and
> > re-powering? None of the DOS commands I know work and changing the
> > prompt to another drive doesn't help.
>
> .
>

Noel Paton · External Since: Mar 18, 2009 Posts: 13

If it was a problem with the BIOS, I'd expect the machine to fail every
time, or boot every time.
The symptoms you describe are more likely hardware problems than firmware -
check all connections as a first step.

--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"Corday" <10Swinner.TakeThisOut@net.net> wrote in message
news:97CCAC5A-8291-445B-B661-B14D25C6BE65@microsoft.com...
> Mike, I'm sometimes using the EBD because I made the mistake of updating
> my
> BIOS and as a result, startup is sometimes a problem.
> --
> I mastered Wordstar graphics!
>
>
> "Mike M" wrote:
>
>> > After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the
>> > A: prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and
>> > re-powering?
>>
>> No. What's the problem in re-booting? Why are you using an EBD? Is it
>> because you need to rename or delete a file that is in use when Win Me is
>> running?
>> --
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Corday <10Swinner.TakeThisOut@net.net> wrote:
>>
>> > After using an emergency boot disk, is there some way to get from the
>> > A: prompt to the normal Windows startup without shutting down and
>> > re-powering? None of the DOS commands I know work and changing the
>> > prompt to another drive doesn't help.
>>
>> .
>>