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Access to an [[MS-DOS]] prompt from within Microsoft Windows can be accomplished in different ways depending on what version of Microsoft Windows you are using. Access to an [[MS-DOS]] like console from Microsoft Windows NT based systems can be accomplished in different ways depending on what version of Microsoft Windows you are using. The MS-DOS Internal command interpreter is no longer used. If you are on a Windows XP or Windows 7 computer you can access an emulated MS-DOS console with many of the familiar [[MS-DOS]] commands. The Windows command shell provides direct communication between the user and the operating system. The non-graphical command shell user interface is the environment in which you can run character-based applications and utilities. The Windows XP/Vista/7 command shell uses the command interpreter Cmd.exe, which loads applications and directs the flow of information between applications, to translate user input into a form that the operating system understands.Use cmd.exe for MS-DOS access on Windows XP!Use cmd.exe for the command shell access on Windows XP!If you wish to access the MS-DOS shell from Windows NT, 2000, XP, or 2003 then execute “cmd.exe.”If you wish to access the command shell from Windows NT, 2000, XP, or 2003 then execute "cmd.exe." Although this is not really MS-DOS, or even a DOS, it provides the familiar environment with the MS-DOS command set.The old command.com is deprecated under NT operating systems, and although it will provide a shell, it is not a full MS-DOS shell. For example, Doskey will not be loaded, ANSI.SYS will not be loaded, and cmd.com does not support long filenames.The old command.com is deprecated under NT operating systems, and although it will provide a shell, it is not a full command interpreter nor is it true MS-DOS shell. For example, Doskey will not be loaded, ANSI.SYS will not be loaded, and it does not support long filenames.The ambiguous usage of the term DOS or MS-DOS to describe the modern command shell (cmd.exe) in Microsoft Windows tends to annoy some. Often, the term DOS is used to describe accessing the Win32 console object command line shell available in modern Windows. It may not be technically correct, however, it has nonetheless become commonplace.