renaming in DOS

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I need to delete a .dll (xxxxx.dll) in a folder, then name a second .dll
(yyyyy.dll) to the first name, but it needs to be done in DOS. The
instructions are -

Reboot your computer in DOS (If you have WinME use your reboot diskette).

In DOS, browse to the directory where the program is installed (C:\Program
files\zzzzz\)

Type: del xxxxx.dll <ENTER>
ren yyyyy.dll xxxxxw.dll <ENTER>
exit <ENTER>

Can this be done some way in XP, if so, how?
 
Ren xxx.dll zzz.dll
ren yyy.dll zzz.dll
reboot
del zzz.dll

Not sure if you have to reboot between the first two ren.
 
Thanks, David, but I'm just a dumb Okker (must be, moving from Syd. to
Melb.)
I can see what you're saying and what the instructions are doing, that makes
sense, but XP doesn't have pure DOS per se., so how do I get into a 'DOS'
situation to make these changes- that's what I meant.

BTW, I've hardly ever played with DOS on the older OS's, so need to be led
by the nose.
 
Do it in Explorer. You are reading instructions for WinME not WinXP. You can't rename a dll if it's loaded in 9x. You can in NT. Windows tracks the new name till you reboot then reverts to loading the original name (which you're put your file there).
 
Thanks, David. What a clot I am.
I tried deleting it before and got an 'access denied' therefore assumed it
was in use, so never tried renaming. Never knew you couldn't rename in 9x
systems.
Worked fine.
 
Greetings --

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 or included MS-DOS. The closest they have is the
Command Prompt window.

WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT & Win2K, is a pure 32-bit GUI
OS, and does not include or "ride upon" any version of DOS, as did
Win3.x & Win9x/Me. WinXP does include a command-line emulator for
those times when GUI applets are unnecessary/redundant, but it cannot
be started in "DOS mode."

You should be able to do what you need from within WinXP's CLI
(Command-Line Interface). Click Start > Run > Cmd.exe.


Bruce Chambers

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