running cmd.exe

[Joe P]

I updated from W 98 SE to XP. I had set up the dos prompt
screen under W 98 using an escape sequence in my
autoexec.bat file that depended on ansi.sys being loaded.

Now when I use cmd.exe, my prompt is the command string
that I cannot change. I can change it on screen but where
are the (real) old autoexec.bat commands located in XP?
I've edited every autoexec.* file I can find but still get
the command string.

While this is not a big issue, I also want to open that
window at the root directory.

Thanks for any ideas.

 

[Rob Schneider]

I updated from W 98 SE to XP. I had set up the dos prompt
screen under W 98 using an escape sequence in my
autoexec.bat file that depended on ansi.sys being loaded.

Now when I use cmd.exe, my prompt is the command string
that I cannot change. I can change it on screen but where
are the (real) old autoexec.bat commands located in XP?
I've edited every autoexec.* file I can find but still get
the command string.

While this is not a big issue, I also want to open that
window at the root directory.

Thanks for any ideas.

You can set environment variables, for the system overall or for the
users, in XP via:
My Computer/Properties/Advanced, then Environment Variables button.

Re what directory it gets started in, right mouse click on the icon you
are using for this command, and change the "start in" property.

 

[Joe P]

Thanks to Rob for the answer to this question. I forgot
where I posted it and have been searching for it. The
solution works like a dream.