I'm an Idiot, Can't Change Directory in Command

[Joe]

I Feel like an idiot for asking but it's been a long time since I've used
dos prompt or command.

From C:\WINDOWS\system32\command.com I get C:\Docume~1\DEFAULT>........I'm
trying to get to the C: drive but when I type in cd\c: - or anything else
for that matter I get invalid directory.

Could somebody please point out the mistake, I' trying to get rid of
spyware, plus this is something I should probably know.

Thanks,

Joe

 

[tonnie]

I Feel like an idiot for asking but it's been a long time since
I've used dos prompt or command.

From C:\WINDOWS\system32\command.com I get
C:\Docume~1\DEFAULT>........I'm trying to get to the C: drive but
when I type in cd\c: - or anything else for that matter I get
invalid directory.

Could somebody please point out the mistake, I' trying to get rid
of spyware, plus this is something I should probably know.

try cd.. (twice)

i have win2k - are you using windows 98?

 

[Rick]

I Feel like an idiot for asking but it's been a long time since I've used
dos prompt or command.

From C:\WINDOWS\system32\command.com I get C:\Docume~1\DEFAULT>........I'm
trying to get to the C: drive but when I type in cd\c: - or anything else
for that matter I get invalid directory.

Could somebody please point out the mistake, I' trying to get rid of
spyware, plus this is something I should probably know.

1. Run CMD, not COMMAND.

2. cd \ <enter>

Rick

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I Feel like an idiot for asking but it's been a long time since I've used
dos prompt or command.

From C:\WINDOWS\system32\command.com I get C:\Docume~1\DEFAULT>........I'm
trying to get to the C: drive but when I type in cd\c: - or anything else
for that matter I get invalid directory.

Could somebody please point out the mistake, I' trying to get rid of
spyware, plus this is something I should probably know.

Hi

To go to the root from any folder depth: "CD \"
To go one folder up: "CD .."
To go two folders up: "CD ..\.."

 

[Joe]

Shot and a SCORE!

Thanks very much, why don't they put that in help?

I Feel like an idiot for asking but it's been a long time since I've used
dos prompt or command.

From C:\WINDOWS\system32\command.com I get C:\Docume~1\DEFAULT>........I'm
trying to get to the C: drive but when I type in cd\c: - or anything else
for that matter I get invalid directory.

Could somebody please point out the mistake, I' trying to get rid of
spyware, plus this is something I should probably know.

1. Run CMD, not COMMAND.

2. cd \ <enter>

Rick

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

They actually do - you see several examples when you
type

cd /?

at the Command Prompt. The same applies to most other
commands.