problem with command prompt....

[Guest]

i'm try to delete a folder named sysfwb ........... it's location is C:\sysfwb

it won't let me delete it on my own so i shut down explorer.exe with the
taskmgr and go into command prompt.

but command prompt always comes up as C:\document and settings\owner> so
when i type in the delete command it says file not found and i think it's
because of this.

ur help is very much appreciated!

jgreen

 

[Ron Bogart]

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i'm try to delete a folder named sysfwb ........... it's location is
C:\sysfwb

it won't let me delete it on my own so i shut down explorer.exe with
the taskmgr and go into command prompt.

but command prompt always comes up as C:\document and settings\owner>
so
when i type in the delete command it says file not found and i think
it's because of this.

ur help is very much appreciated!

jgreen

While in Command window:

CD\ {This will take you to root of C Drive}
RD /S SYSFWB {Removes the directory and contents}


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[R. C. White]

Hi, Jgreen.

As Ron Bogart said... Or a one-command shortcut: rd /s C:\sysfwb

In the Command Prompt window, the Dir command, without more, shows only
files and folders within the directory (folder) that has the focus. So,
when you are in C:\documents and settings\owner, you can't see the contents
of C:\. Unless you add a parameter to Dir to tell it to look somewhere
else: Dir C:\ (Or just Dir \ to see the Root of whichever volume you are
in at the moment.)

In the Command Prompt window, you can get a mini-Help file for any command
by typing that command followed by /?: Dir /? or Del /?, for example.

RC