Re: renaming in DOS

From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/05/04 

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 00:16:08 +1000

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). 

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"johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message news:eq8gpcxGEHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> 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.
> 
> --
> johnf
> 
> > 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.
> >
> > --
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> > http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
> > "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
> > news:OQWo1TxGEHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> 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?
> >>
> >> --
> >> johnf
> 
>

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