how do I get to MS-DOS?

[Guest]

I like to get into MS-DOS command. My HP Pavillion is running Winows XP.
How do I accomplish that? I need to view and copy some of my filenames which
can only be copied by using the old DOS commands.

 

[Val]

Are you really sure you should be doing this, if you can't find the command
prompt?

Start/Run/ type cmd press <enter>

Or, All Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt

 

[Poprivet]

I like to get into MS-DOS command. My HP Pavillion is running Winows
XP. How do I accomplish that? I need to view and copy some of my
filenames which can only be copied by using the old DOS commands.

Val has the right answer, but ... I seriously doubt that the "DOS" Copy
commands can do anything that windows explorer cannot. Therefore one of us
is having a serious misunderstanding of something; I think it's you ;-).

Perhaps if you were more specific about what you want to do.

BTW it's highly likely someone is going to chime in with "there ain't no DOS
in XP" which is true in a way, but many DOS commands and features do still
work. IN XP it's called Command Prompt instead of the DOS window. So don't
let them throw you.
DOS as you knew it is different in XP.

HTH
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[Val]

Pop,

The one thing I find that can be better done in a command window is using
Xcopy - you can set flags to ignore errors and keep on copying, while a
windows click and drag will halt at the first "do you want to copy...." or
other problem.

Val

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I like to get into MS-DOS command. My HP Pavillion is running Winows XP.
How do I accomplish that? I need to view and copy some of my filenames which
can only be copied by using the old DOS commands.

Not to put too fine a point on it, you don't.

There is no way to reboot a WinXP PC into Real Mode DOS unless
you've set up a dual-boot system. The WinNT family of 32-bit
graphical operating systems, of which WinXP is the latest generation,
has never used, included, or "ridden upon" MS-DOS. The Recovery
Console's CLI (Command Line Interface) is the closest you can come to
the old "DOS mode."


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[Anna]

Not to put too fine a point on it, you don't.

There is no way to reboot a WinXP PC into Real Mode DOS unless
you've set up a dual-boot system. The WinNT family of 32-bit
graphical operating systems, of which WinXP is the latest generation,
has never used, included, or "ridden upon" MS-DOS. The Recovery Console's
CLI (Command Line Interface) is the closest you can come to the old "DOS
mode."
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Bruce Chambers

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Sylvia:
No doubt you're familiar with the Start > Run > cmd prompt. Take a look at
this MS Command-line Reference listing for the XP OS and see if the
particular commands you're interested in are listed and which you can invoke
through the cmd prompt...

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx?mfr=true
Anna

 

[Poprivet]

Pop,

The one thing I find that can be better done in a command window is
using Xcopy - you can set flags to ignore errors and keep on copying,
while a windows click and drag will halt at the first "do you want to
copy...." or other problem.

Val

Aha, Xcopy; I see. I keyed in on your word "copy"; you're quite right.
I've forgotten the original question now, and you snipped it off, but I
think if I had an answer I'd have given it.

Luck,

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[Poprivet]

Pop,

The one thing I find that can be better done in a command window is
using Xcopy - you can set flags to ignore errors and keep on copying,
while a windows click and drag will halt at the first "do you want to
copy...." or other problem.

Val

To get to the "DOS" window, now known as the Command Prompt, the easiest way
is Start; Run; and enter CMD in the line and press return. Xcopy
will work fine from there.
Note that not ALL of the old MSDOS commands are availalbe in XP, but most
are. Just type HELP at the command prompt and it'll list the commands that
are available.

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