wen i open the dos window it opens 4 a split second then closes. the 1st time i tried to open b4 restarting it was fine but now like i sed closes b4 i can do anythin

Are you openining dos via run on the start menu?

If not try going start>Run>type cmd>Enter then see what happens.

Hi ultim,

There are two commands you can use to open the command window, try cmd or command.

although this works i need to reach difrent type of dos screen...im not sure if wot i say is completely right=\. im trying to monitor my internet activity. in this screen u gave me i cant type C:\WINDOWS>tracert. i tried to access dos by searchin it and selecting dosx an exe that came up. i was told to look 4 Dosprmpt but couldnt find it.

ultim,

Normally when you open a command window, you get c:\documents and settings\??>. If not, can you tell me what you see in this window?

From there, you can just type in tracert [ip address] for example: tracert 86.141.10.68

kkty it works

Cool, will marked as answered/fixed ultim.