MS-DOS prompt

[Ronald E. Foltz]

when i click on the MS-DOS prompt icon a message window opens...header is:16
BIT MS-DOS SUBSYSTEM....message is: C:\DOCUME~1\RONALD\DESKTOP
\SHORTC~1\MS-DOS~1.PIF....Invalid program file name. Please check your PIF
file. is there anyway i can correct this and get into DOS????

 

[J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT]]

It sounds like that's an old leftover link from a Windows 9x system. Did
this ever work under Windows XP? To get to a command prompt under Windows
XP you can always just run CMD.EXE. Start -> Run -> CMD.EXE.

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[E McCann]

Repeat after me.

There. Is. No. DOS. In. Windows. XP.

It sounds like you upgraded your system from Windows 9x or Windows ME, which
*did* have DOS underpinnings, or copied the shortcut from one of those.

 

[Guest]

DOS, Command prompt, whats the difference?

Do I not have the same commands in command prompt as I
did in DOS?

 

[Yves Leclerc]

You do not have all the MS-DOS command. The get most of the the commands.

 

[purplehaz]

Command prompt is a "dos shell" command line utility that allows you to
enter dos commands. It is not dos and does not run on dos and dos isn't
"underneath" it.
Most of the commands from dos will work.

 

[Plato]

DOS, Command prompt, whats the difference?

Dos is an OS. A command prompt is a way of manually typing out commands
for your OS.

NOT the same thing newbie.

 

[snarge]

You had a Command prompt in DOS
You have a Command prompt in Windows.
For the most part you run the same commands.
Plato is being a Jerk.
I know, because I'm his Grammpa.
zizz
..

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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DOS, Command prompt, whats the difference?

Do I not have the same commands in command prompt as I
did in DOS?

No, you don't, and that's one of the differences. You have many
of the same commands, but not all of them.

 

[wojo]

ok We all know DOS IS DEAD.
Do we need to discuss it with such a ridiculous attitude like Plato? No you
don't have all the commands as you did in DOS. No it isn't an OS it's a
shell etc... etc... most know and understand this and the differences
between the two and also DON'T CARE. The question was obvious and I'd guess
the answer is, as was said, it's probably the shotcut from Win9x.
To get a DOS prompt (AND YES THAT'S STILL WHAT IT'S CALLED) you can type
either Command or CMD from the Run dialog.
From there you can type 'HELP' for a list of DOS commands that are still
available or 'HELP command' to learn about a specific command.

 

[NobodyMan]

ok We all know DOS IS DEAD.
Do we need to discuss it with such a ridiculous attitude like Plato? No you
don't have all the commands as you did in DOS. No it isn't an OS it's a
shell etc... etc... most know and understand this and the differences
between the two and also DON'T CARE. The question was obvious and I'd guess
the answer is, as was said, it's probably the shotcut from Win9x.
To get a DOS prompt (AND YES THAT'S STILL WHAT IT'S CALLED) you can type
either Command or CMD from the Run dialog.
From there you can type 'HELP' for a list of DOS commands that are still
available or 'HELP command' to learn about a specific command.

Well, actually, YOU call it a DOS prompt. Many of us refer to it as
what it actually is: a Command Prompt.

It can't be an MSDOS prompt since, as you correctly stated: DOS IS
DEAD.

 

[Donald McDaniel]

ok We all know DOS IS DEAD.
Do we need to discuss it with such a ridiculous attitude like Plato?
No you don't have all the commands as you did in DOS. No it isn't an
OS it's a shell etc... etc... most know and understand this and the
differences between the two and also DON'T CARE. The question was
obvious and I'd guess the answer is, as was said, it's probably the
shotcut from Win9x.
To get a DOS prompt (AND YES THAT'S STILL WHAT IT'S CALLED) you can
type either Command or CMD from the Run dialog.
From there you can type 'HELP' for a list of DOS commands that are
still available or 'HELP command' to learn about a specific command.

I call it what Microsoft calls it in Help and Support: Using MS-DOS commands
in a Command Prompt window. However, MS-DOS commands do NOT turn the
Command Prompt window into the MS-DOS operating system.

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[wojo]

Symantics

Well, actually, YOU call it a DOS prompt. Many of us refer to it as
what it actually is: a Command Prompt.

It can't be an MSDOS prompt since, as you correctly stated: DOS IS
DEAD.

 

[wojo]

I know and agree.
I guess my comment is simply that if somebody comes in here and uses the
term DOS in the way it was originally posted I think we all knew what he
meant. Command prompt, DOS, DOS Prompt C Prompt whatever. All I believe he
wanted was START | RUN | CMD or Command and HELP.
Not trying to get into a debate over specifics or symantics. It's just the
tired ramblings of an old DOS guy.

 

[NobodyMan]

Symantics

I hope you meant "semantics" as symatics isn't a word.

 

[wojo]

LOL spell checker

I hope you meant "semantics" as symatics isn't a word.

 

[wojo]

Thought I respondd to this already but I guess it didn't go through.
symantics | semantics
tomato | tomato (oops guess that don't work)
My internal spell checker (the one in my brain) is on the fritz.

 

[wojo]

respondd?
lol ok responded
ok maybe it isn't the spell checker. My wireless keyboard is a pain in the
@ss.