Dumb question about Ms-Dos ...

[Jug]

Hi,

Weird things are happening on my msdos :

- to access a folder, I absolutely have to use the short name (eg. cd DUMM~1
instead of cd DummyQuestion)

- I can't use a generic folder name eg : cd DUMM* (like on the Unix shell)

- the doskey command doesn t have any effect (no commands recall), maybe the
file where the commands are stored has a problem (I don t know where I can
find it).

FYI, I have Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

Thx

 

[Testy]

Hi,

Weird things are happening on my msdos :

- to access a folder, I absolutely have to use the short name (eg. cd DUMM~1
instead of cd DummyQuestion)

- I can't use a generic folder name eg : cd DUMM* (like on the Unix shell)

- the doskey command doesn t have any effect (no commands recall), maybe the
file where the commands are stored has a problem (I don t know where I can
find it).

FYI, I have Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

Thx

Windows XP does not come with MSDOS.

Testy

 

[Nepatsfan]

It sounds as if you're using command.com to open a command prompt
window.
Use cmd.exe instead.
Go to Start -> Run and type cmd.exe in the Open windows and click
OK.

If you're launching Command Prompt from the Start Menu right
click the shortcut and make sure %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe is
entered as the target.

 

[Jug]

Man you are good !!

I just found out my mistake

Thx

It sounds as if you're using command.com to open a command prompt window.
Use cmd.exe instead.
Go to Start -> Run and type cmd.exe in the Open windows and click OK.

If you're launching Command Prompt from the Start Menu right click the
shortcut and make sure %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe is entered as the
target.

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Nepatsfan

Hi,

Weird things are happening on my msdos :

- to access a folder, I absolutely have to use the short name (eg. cd
DUMM~1 instead of cd DummyQuestion)

- I can't use a generic folder name eg : cd DUMM* (like on the Unix
shell)

- the doskey command doesn t have any effect (no commands recall), maybe
the file where the commands are stored has a problem (I don t know where
I can find it).

FYI, I have Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

Thx

 

[Nepatsfan]

You're welcome. Glad to hear you've got it working.

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Nepatsfan

Man you are good !!

I just found out my mistake

Thx

It sounds as if you're using command.com to open a command
prompt window.
Use cmd.exe instead.
Go to Start -> Run and type cmd.exe in the Open windows and
click OK.

If you're launching Command Prompt from the Start Menu right
click the shortcut and make sure %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
is entered as the target.

--
Nepatsfan

Hi,

Weird things are happening on my msdos :

- to access a folder, I absolutely have to use the short name
(eg. cd DUMM~1 instead of cd DummyQuestion)

- I can't use a generic folder name eg : cd DUMM* (like on
the Unix shell)

- the doskey command doesn t have any effect (no commands
recall), maybe the file where the commands are stored has a
problem (I don t know where I can find it).

FYI, I have Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

Thx

 

[Rodney Kelp]

Hi,

Weird things are happening on my msdos :

- to access a folder, I absolutely have to use the short name (eg. cd
DUMM~1 instead of cd DummyQuestion)

- I can't use a generic folder name eg : cd DUMM* (like on the Unix
shell)

- the doskey command doesn t have any effect (no commands recall), maybe
the file where the commands are stored has a problem (I don t know where I
can find it).

FYI, I have Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

Thx

Question:

COMMAND.COM vs. CMD.EXE

Answer:

Not to be confused with OS/2 Warp CMD.EXE, the file CMD.EXE is the Microsoft
Windows NT command line shell and is more compatible and portable between
different hardware platforms when compared to the original COMMAND.COM,
which has been used as the command interpreter with DOS for several years.
COMMAND.COM is included for backwards compatibility and is recommended that
it be used when old MS-DOS programs may not be able to be run in Windows NT.

What versions of Windows have support for the CMD command?

Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and above all have support
for the CMD command.

What are some advantages of using CMD instead of COMMAND?

Apart from what was listed in the opening paragraph, one of the most
noticeable things a user is going to notice when using CMD to access MS-DOS
is the ability to use long file names. When a user is using COMMAND they
will need to use the short 8.3 name. For example, if a user wanted to access
"My Documents" in COMMAND they would need to type "cd mydocu~1". However, a
user who wanted access the same directory through CMD could type "cd my
documents".