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i can not open any ms-dos application files , can you help me out?
thanks larry
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larry said:
i can not open any ms-dos application files , can you help me out?
thanks larry
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A bit more information, please. Are you trying to run an executable
file (something.exe)? You might have to use the compatibility options
to make it think it's in Win95 or something.

Is this a data file? Are you trying to open it by double-clicking?
Exactly what results are you seeing? Maybe you need to have the
application that created this file installed.

The more information you tell us, the more likely that we can figure
out what's going on.
 
Mr. Slattery
thanks for your reply. yes it is a exe file , when i click on it to open
i can see the ms-dos window flash on and off (opens for a split second) but
it does not open.
one of them is a ms-dos program i got when i saved my clipboard contents to
desktop and it does the same thing.
thanks
larry
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larry said:
Mr. Slattery
thanks for your reply. yes it is a exe file , when i click on it to open
i can see the ms-dos window flash on and off (opens for a split second) but
it does not open.
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OK. The OS is opening a console window, and running the program. The
program runs and completes in a flash, and the window is closed. More
than likely there's a message in that console window that would tell
you something about what went wrong. So, find the *.exe in Windows
Explorer, and right-click it. Click the "Program" tab, and make sure
there's no check-mark in the "Close on exit" box at the bottom of the
box. Now click "OK" to close the box and double-click the exe to start
it. The console window should stay open after the program completes.
one of them is a ms-dos program i got when i saved my clipboard contents to
desktop and it does the same thing.
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I'm afraid I can't make sense of that. What got saved to the desktop?
 
Mr.Slattery
thanks for putting up with me. how or where do i find the *.exe in
windows explorer? i been told that desktop was windows explorer , when i go
start>all programs>accessories and click windows explorer i get my documents.
larry
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larry said:
Mr.Slattery
thanks for putting up with me. how or where do i find the *.exe in
windows explorer? i been told that desktop was windows explorer , when i go
start>all programs>accessories and click windows explorer i get my documents.
larry
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If it's on the desktop, then just right-click it there and follow the
instructions. Sorry, didn't realize it was sitting there right in
front of you!
 
Mr. Slattery
there is no program tab , or close on exit box, only
properties>advaned>advanced attributes with, file is ready for arching and
allow indexing service to index this file checked.
i have already tried all the compatibility modes
larry

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larry said:
Mr. Slattery
there is no program tab , or close on exit box, only
properties>advaned>advanced attributes with, file is ready for arching and
allow indexing service to index this file checked.
i have already tried all the compatibility modes
larry
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In that case your *.exe is not a 16-bit DOS app. (I don't know why MS
doesn't show that tab for 32-bir console apps.)

But you still want to get the console window to stay open. So, use
start|run, type "cmd" in the box. Now you have a console window. Next
you need to navigate to your desktop. Type:

c:
cd "windows\profiles\<your user name>\desktop"


put your own username where I have <your user name>. That should get
you to the folder where your exe file resides. Type

dir

and see whether your file is in the directory. If it is, just type its
name. It should run and the window will remain open, allowing you to
see what it wrote out.

If it's not there, then we're in the wrong place. Use Start|Search to
search for your *.exe. That will tell you exactly which directory it's
in. So now you can use the CD command to get there and run it.
 
Mr. Slattery
shoot i am about to give up on this. do i type c: then enter then type cd
windows\profiles\larry\desktop then enter or do i type dir after desktop?
when i run seach on it , it just gives the folder (on desktop) that it is in.
full path is"c:\Documents and Settings\larry\Desktop\dhauzimmer drivers
saitek."
exactly how woud i type this into my command prompt?
thanks
larry
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larry said:
Mr. Slattery
shoot i am about to give up on this. do i type c: then enter then type cd
windows\profiles\larry\desktop then enter or do i type dir after desktop?
when i run seach on it , it just gives the folder (on desktop) that it is in.
full path is"c:\Documents and Settings\larry\Desktop\dhauzimmer drivers
saitek."
exactly how woud i type this into my command prompt?
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Exactly that way. I think it's easier to navigate to the directory
first, so:

c:
cd "Documents and Settings\larry\Desktop\dhauzimmer drivers saitek"
whatever.exe
 
larry said:
Mr. Slattery
shoot i am about to give up on this. do i type c: then enter then type cd
windows\profiles\larry\desktop then enter or do i type dir after desktop?
when i run seach on it , it just gives the folder (on desktop) that it is in.
full path is"c:\Documents and Settings\larry\Desktop\dhauzimmer drivers
saitek."
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I left a leading backslash out of the CD command I gave you. It should
look like this:

cd "\Documents and Settings\larry\Desktop\dhauzimmer drivers saitek"
 
Mr. Slattery
this is the last time i am going to bother you with this. let me know if
this is right.
c:>cd"\Documents and Settings\larry\dhauzimmer drivers saitek" Query.exe
i get cannot find path.
thanks
larry
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larry said:
Mr. Slattery
this is the last time i am going to bother you with this. let me know if
this is right.
c:>cd"\Documents and Settings\larry\dhauzimmer drivers saitek" Query.exe
i get cannot find path.
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Leave a space after "cd". And that line is two commands, which need to
be entered on two different lines:

cd "\Documents and Settings\larry\dhauzimmer drivers saitek"
query.exe
 
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