Booting To The DOS Prompt

In previous versions of Windows, you needed to load DOS before running Windows. In Windows95, DOS is still there, kind of, but the command prompt is skipped when loading Windows95. To go to the Command Prompt before loading Windows, follow these instructions.

1. Open the file C:\MSDOS.SYS with a text editor, like notepad.
2. You'll probably have to remove the Read-only, System, and Hidden attributes of the file before editing it.
3. Find the line that reads BootGUI=1, and change it to BootGUI=0.
4. Save the file and reboot your computer. Type Win to start Windows95.

Note: For more information, see Contents of the Windows95 MSDOS.SYS File.
Note: This setting can also be changed with TweakUI, one of Microsoft's PowerToys.