Open a cmd prompt during VIsta install

[iisjman07]

A trick I found out the other day was, during an install of Windows Vista, when it asks you to enter a product key, you can launch a cmd prompt by pressing SHIFT+F10. From there you can access some pretty useful tools, a list of which is located here

 

[NickCat11]

Nice to know, thanks!

 

[Cue]

Many thanks!
Very usefull

 

[Davis Computer Services]

Great info. Thanks.

 

[PatrickB]

Wow!

-- Patrick B.

 

[thecoldone06]

You can do the same thing with Windows 2008.

 

[cebutech]

nice. that's a neat trick