Im having a problem when i'm trying to make chages to
files running on DOS, once i type C:\edit [file_name] hit
enter i get into the file but after five seconds or so the
screen fails and prompts me back to dos prompt not letting
me do any changes..


Jc

Does edit fail when you run it by itself?

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"Jc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:12d001c3a8b1$e02d0370$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Im having a problem when i'm trying to make chages to
> files running on DOS, once i type C:\edit [file_name] hit
> enter i get into the file but after five seconds or so the
> screen fails and prompts me back to dos prompt not letting
> me do any changes..
>
>
> Jc

yes it fails when it runs by itself ...
>-----Original Message-----
>Does edit fail when you run it by itself?
>
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>Daniel Chang
>Server Setup Team
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>"Jc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:12d001c3a8b1$e02d0370$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Im having a problem when i'm trying to make chages to
>> files running on DOS, once i type C:\edit [file_name]
hit
>> enter i get into the file but after five seconds or so
the
>> screen fails and prompts me back to dos prompt not
letting
>> me do any changes..
>>
>>
>> Jc
>
>
>.
>

- Do you mean DOS, or do you mean the "Command Prompt"
under Win2000?
- If you mean DOS then you will get the best advice in a DOS
newsgroup.
- If you mean the Command Prompt then you should run notepad.exe,
not edit.exe. The latter is a legacy 16-bit program that should not
be used in a 32-bit environment.


"Jc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:12d001c3a8b1$e02d0370$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Im having a problem when i'm trying to make chages to
> files running on DOS, once i type C:\edit [file_name] hit
> enter i get into the file but after five seconds or so the
> screen fails and prompts me back to dos prompt not letting
> me do any changes..
>
>
> Jc

Sounds like your edit.exe got corrupted.

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> yes it fails when it runs by itself ...
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Does edit fail when you run it by itself?
> >
> >--
> >--
> >Daniel Chang
> >Server Setup Team
> >
> >Search our Knowledge Base at
> http://support.microsoft.com/directory
> >Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage at
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
> >See the Windows NT Homepage at
> http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/
> >
> >NOTE: Please reply to the newsgroup and not directly to
> me. This allows
> >others to add to and benefit from these threads and also
> helps to ensure a
> >more timely response. Thank you!
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" without warranty either
> expressed or
> >implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
> warranties of
> >merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
> >The views and opinions expressed in this newsgroup
> posting are mine and do
> >not necessarily express or reflect the views and / or
> opinions of Microsoft.
> >
> >
> >"Jc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:12d001c3a8b1$e02d0370$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Im having a problem when i'm trying to make chages to
> >> files running on DOS, once i type C:\edit [file_name]
> hit
> >> enter i get into the file but after five seconds or so
> the
> >> screen fails and prompts me back to dos prompt not
> letting
> >> me do any changes..
> >>
> >>
> >> Jc
> >
> >
> >.
> >