How to Use DOS to Open a Compaq Recovery Disc
- 1). Insert the Compaq Recovery Disc into the CD or DVD drive.
- 2). Open the "Start" menu, then click "Computer."
- 3). Locate the drive letter of the DVD drive that you have inserted the disc into. The drive letter is located to the right of the drive description, is surrounded by parentheses and is followed with a colon. For example: "(C:)."
- 4). Open the "Start" menu once again, then type "CMD" into the search box and press "Enter" to open the Command Prompt.
- 5). Type the drive letter, followed by a colon, into the Command Prompt, then press "Enter." For example, if the CD drive is assigned the letter "D," enter "D:" and press the "Enter" button.
- 6). Type "dir /s", then press "Enter" to view the contents of the CD.
- 7). Type "Start" followed by the name of the program that you would like to run, then press the "Enter" key to run the program. For example, if you would like to run the file "Recovery.exe," type "Start Recovery.exe".
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