I can't figure out what the hell i'm doing wrong ...
I run command.com and the window pops up, that's fine ... but when i try to switch to my e: drive, the window looks like this:
c:\docume~1\peter> cd e:\
e:\
c:\docume~1\peter>
When i run dir, it doesn't list any of my optical or second hard drive .... is there some trick to this? Or can I nolonger run commands from a "dos" prompt on anything but my c: drive?
4KRG
02-13-02, 11:13 PM
What in the world is "cd e:\" suppose to do?
try just "e:"
fixed - removed slash
X
02-13-02, 11:16 PM
Originally posted by 4KRG
What in the world is "cd e:\" suppose to do?It did just as it was supposed to do. It changed the current directory of e to be \. Now if you actually want to be there, you'd have to type "e:" because you're still on c.
Originally posted by 4KRG
try just "e:\" That should be an invalid command.
4KRG
02-13-02, 11:21 PM
right e:
no slash, typing ahead of myself
BigPete
02-13-02, 11:23 PM
damn .. :(
it's been so long
i've gone dumb
zuffy
02-13-02, 11:26 PM
why aren't you running cmd.exe? Any reason why you want to use command.com?
BigPete
02-14-02, 12:56 AM
Originally posted by zuffy
why aren't you running cmd.exe? Any reason why you want to use command.com?
cause i don't know what cmd.exe is ... i've just always used command.com
twikoff
02-14-02, 06:42 AM
Originally posted by BigPete
cause i don't know what cmd.exe is ... i've just always used command.com
when you want a dos prompt
just click.. start..run.. and type cmd
BigPete
02-14-02, 04:11 PM
Originally posted by twikoff
when you want a dos prompt
just click.. start..run.. and type cmd
naw, i'll stick with command.com ... i like the short 8.3 names
X
02-14-02, 04:42 PM
I haven't used them in XP, but they are different in NT and 2K.
huzefa
02-14-02, 08:40 PM
what's wrong with typing in just 'command'?
zuffy
02-14-02, 11:36 PM
cmd.exe is the native 32-bit version of Command Prompt. command.com is the 16-bit version.
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