Hi Billy > type in cd \ windows or something? That would put you in the directory (=folder) called Windows. Then you'd have to type windows again (plus press Enter) to start Windows. There are some commands that one can execute without being in the directory where the executable file is, so you could type windows (or win) in any directory to start Windows, but as John said, i don't think that command works in XP. A quick google didn't help, but i'm sure several people here know the answer. Ek Billyus Eximius kirjoitti: > Then next time I shall try this, I'm afraid I'm a windows child (child at > 53) well you know what I mean, didn't learn DOS. Now then, if you're in dos > say running Fdisk, and want to go into windows without rebooting, do you > type in cd \ windows or something? > > Billy -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.