From: ask@me.com   
      
   if u just need a command prompt   
   hit F8   
      
   otherwise you can edit the boot ini file   
   to make it perm   
      
   hth   
      
   "Adam Farwick"  wrote in message   
   news:37679$43f14076$48312a17$20277@FUSE.NET...   
   > does anyone know how to configure a computer so when i turn it on, it   
   > doesnt automattically start up windows?  as in it starts in ms-dos, and   
   > just leaves it at that?  im running windows xp, if it helps.  thanks in   
   > advance.   
   >   
   >                                                                    -Adam   
   >   
      
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