Boot Camp 2.1 upgrade HELP!

I have been trying to update my Boot Camp to 2.1, and I have experienced the issue in the following support article.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1845
The article suggest that I do the following.
In Windows, start a command prompt (cmd.exe, sometimes referred to as a command shell). Use Administrative rights if running Windows Vista.
Type one the following command lines in the command shell:
For Windows XP, type: msiexec /update <path to the .msp file>\BCUpdateXP.msp
Can someone give me a dummies guide to how this can be done?
How do I launch "cmd.exe"?
What is <path to the .msp file>?
Thank you!

For anyone interested in the answer to this issue, I have summarized a quick fix.
1)
“Cmd.exe” can be accessed via the “Start” menu and “Accessories” in Windows XP.
2)
To get the “path to file”, simply drag the icon of the update into cmd.exe, and the path will be shown in its proper command sequence.

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Signature: 0xAA55
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#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [     start -       size]
1: EE    0   0   2 - 1023 254 63 [         1 -     409639] <Unknown ID>
2: AF 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [    409640 - 195312496] HFS+
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>P EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI]
P Mac HFS                   409640 195722135 195312496
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Further Information:
I haven't resolved the issue yet and still working on it.
The TestDisk detailed search revealed following information:
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> Mac HFS                196991676 198261211    1269536
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EDIT
Once again I am thwarted by my slow typing. Follow the advice of rkaufmann87
Message was edited by: BobTheFisherman

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