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| 428237 | 2006-02-08 02:12:00 | How do I get to C:/dir from XP.It is years since I wanted to do this in pre windows times. | kjaada (253) | ||
| 428238 | 2006-02-08 02:15:00 | You go to start/run and type cmd. You cant boot into DOS with XP. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 428239 | 2006-02-08 02:28:00 | There is also a command.com in windows\system32. This can be used for running 16 bit ms-dos programs. Type command instead of cmd in the run box to get a virtual ms-dos prompt. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 428240 | 2006-02-08 02:54:00 | OK got that but what do I type in then ? Have tried several combinations but none have worked.I thought it was C:/dir |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 428241 | 2006-02-08 02:54:00 | Cool didn't know that, however, if I ever need to delve into CLI, then the programs are almost always 32-bit anyway... | Haze (3028) | ||
| 428242 | 2006-02-08 02:58:00 | OK got that but what do I type in then ? Have tried several combinations but none have worked.I thought it was C:/dir You type cd c:\ To get to c |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 428243 | 2006-02-08 03:02:00 | It's one of the secrets: Microsoft keeps improving DOS. Why couldn't they have added these features when people were still predominately using DOS? "Windows XP Tips and Tricks Command-line Nirvana" www.microsoft.com |
kingdragonfly (309) | ||
| 428244 | 2006-02-08 03:04:00 | OK got that but what do I type in then ? Have tried several combinations but none have worked.I thought it was C:/dirC: will get you on the C drive if you are in another drive/partition. cd c:\ or cd \ will get you to the root of the C drive/partition. dir then will give you a directory listing of that directory. The slash "/" is the prefix for options to commands. "dir" isn't an option, it's a command. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 428245 | 2006-02-08 03:26:00 | Right, I have several dir listings (most going back to 2004) but perhaps I should rephrase my original question. What I am looking for is a "lost" application. I used to be able to come up with a tree of everything on the drive in pre windows days.Is something like this available in XP now? |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 428246 | 2006-02-08 03:31:00 | Right, I have several dir listings (most going back to 2004) but perhaps I should rephrase my original question. What I am looking for is a "lost" application. I used to be able to come up with a tree of everything on the drive in pre windows days.Is something like this available in XP now? Try start/search. Type in the name of the file, for the lost file. If its lost, maybe someone uninstalled it? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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