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| 77478 | 2002-09-08 00:59:00 | just extracted files from my original win98 discs (havin touble with win.com) went through the microsoft help file. Now it said after i have extracted the file into windows and pressed ENTER i have to "type the following line, and then press ENTER: ren c:\windows\win.cnf c:\windows\win.com Where does one type this? I rebooted and got rejected by windows and typed it in there, nothing. Tried it in the run box...nothing. Its probably something really simple too! thx tones |
tones_malones (611) | ||
| 77479 | 2002-09-08 01:28:00 | Ren is the DOS command for rename - same as renaming in Windows. You will have to boot to DOS to do this as Win.com is used by Windows so I doubt whether it will let you change it in a Windows environment. | parry (27) | ||
| 77480 | 2002-09-08 03:15:00 | i exit'd into dos, (or in my case just rebooted and got told it couldn't load windows :P)and typed in that command, it said: Invalid parameter - c:\windows\win.com any ideas/ |
tones_malones (611) | ||
| 77481 | 2002-09-08 03:25:00 | You did type the command exactly as you showed it in your first posting? AHA! ... I was carefully doing a [ p r e ] to echo what you had ... and realised: What you need is ren c:\windows\win.cnf win.com (I think ...:D DOS can be a bit funny about too many paths in a command. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 77482 | 2002-09-08 05:12:00 | i tried what ya sed G, and i was politely told... "Duplicate fileame or already in use" hmmmmpff :/ Tones |
tones_malones (611) | ||
| 77483 | 2002-09-08 05:19:00 | When you boot, hold down F8, then choose the "command prompt" option from the menu. This will take you to a "pure" DOS mode which will not have any of the Windows files loaded. | antmannz (28) | ||
| 77484 | 2002-09-08 05:19:00 | I think its telling you that win.com exists in that directory. try renaming win.com to win.old ren c:\windows\win.com win.old Then as before? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 77485 | 2002-09-08 06:04:00 | If all else fails use your startup disk and select command prompt only. If you havent got one, create one by selecting ... Start-Settings-Control Panel-Add Remove Programs-Startup Disk tab. | parry (27) | ||
| 77486 | 2002-09-08 06:36:00 | i did try it through the "pure dos mode" earlier, still no luck :| | tones_malones (611) | ||
| 77487 | 2002-09-08 06:38:00 | Try as godfather says: 1. Rename win.com to win.old 2. Rename win.cnf to win.com |
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