# How do I input DOS commands with Windows XP?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199 "2003-12-01T05:40:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beastal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199/1 "2003-12-01T05:40:38Z")

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I am running an old Atari emulator that requires me to use “switches” in order to do various things, for example:

emul -br

I am struggling to find a way to do this with XP.

Help?

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**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199/2 "2003-12-01T05:41:31Z")

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open a command window, it is somewhere on the start menu, go to the right dir and you are done

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**Author:** ![Beastal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199/3 "2003-12-01T05:42:02Z")

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Where is this command menu?

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**Author:** ![Beastal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199/4 "2003-12-01T05:44:11Z")

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Found it. Cheers.

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**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199/5 "2003-12-01T05:44:11Z")

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Hey another person in Melbourne

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**Author:** ![Beastal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199/6 "2003-12-01T05:45:14Z")

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There’s a few of us here 😉

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**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199/7 "2003-12-01T05:46:30Z")

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Start \> All Programs \> Accessories \> Command Prompt

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**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-input-dos-commands-with-windows-xp/216199/8 "2003-12-01T05:48:22Z")

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D’oh, didn’t see that you had found it already. Enjoy your games!