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Microsoft => Microsoft DOS => Topic started by: sunrise5656 on January 11, 2009, 10:56:38 AM

Title: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: sunrise5656 on January 11, 2009, 10:56:38 AM

I have set the system bios to open from cd/rom drive but it is not doing this automatically. Can anyone tell me what the prompt is?
Thanks,
Dawn

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: Jacob on January 11, 2009, 11:36:28 AM

Edit-
Sorry missunderstood what you were trying to do.

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: BC_Programmer on January 11, 2009, 12:23:20 PM

Quote from: sunrise5656 on January 11, 2009, 10:56:38 AM

I have set the system bios to open from cd/rom drive but it is not doing this automatically. Can anyone tell me what the prompt is?
Thanks,
Dawn

Are you trying to Start the computer using a Bootable CD?

Some CDs (such as the XP disc) present a prompt saying "Press Any key to boot to CD" that lasts a few seconds.

Are you sure the disc is bootable?

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: sunrise5656 on January 12, 2009, 07:19:35 AM

Yes, I created a disk to erase my hard drive and I want to open it in ms/dos to execute the program. Problem is, I am not getting a prompt to do this in ms/dos. I can open the disk when I go through the regular start-up though.

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: Dias de verano on January 12, 2009, 07:56:08 AM

Have you made a bootable CD-ROM? Are you quite sure it is your hard drive you plan to erase? Why do you need a disk to do this?

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: sunrise5656 on January 12, 2009, 08:12:27 AM

Yes. I downloaded a free software program called HDDErase and made a bootable disk. I need to erase the hard drive because the computer is being returned to the manufacturer and contains business information. Dell sent us a new computer and we need to return the old but do not want anyone to retrieve the data on the computer.

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: Dias de verano on January 12, 2009, 08:59:17 AM

Did you set the boot order in BIOS so that CD-ROM is first?

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: sunrise5656 on January 12, 2009, 10:03:02 AM

I did.

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: Dias de verano on January 12, 2009, 10:29:46 AM

Was the disk image supplied as an ISO, and did you burn it correctly?

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: sunrise5656 on January 12, 2009, 10:35:37 AM

I think I burned it correctly however I don't know if the disk image was supplied as an ISO. How can I check this?

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: Dias de verano on January 12, 2009, 10:42:25 AM

Sorry, I noticed that you used HDDerase. Please ignore previous question. I just did a Google search on "HDDErase bootable CD" and found that many people cannot get the disk to work. Perhaps you should try another disk erase utility.

Title: Re: What is command to run program in Cd/rom drive in MS DOS?
Post by: sunrise5656 on January 12, 2009, 01:03:52 PM

I beat you to it! Done.
Thanks for the help!