Re: CMD prompt problems

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From: Rob (robc_at_insightbb.spambone.com)
Date: 09/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 23:25:55 GMT

R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, Rob.
>
> As a computer user since before MS-DOS was invented, I use the "DOS"
> window many times nearly every day. Ipconfig and ping work fine for me.
>
> HOW are you reaching the "DOS prompt"? Are you opening a Command Prompt
> window? Or are you running these commands from the Run prompt? Or ...?
>
> If you run these commands from Start | Run, they will run, but the "DOS"
> window will close immediately unless you include the switch to keep it
> open. If you click Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt,
> the DOS emulator will open the "DOS" window, and it will stay open until
> you dismiss it by entering Exit. (Note that I enclose "DOS" in quotes
> to emphasize that this is only an emulator and not true MS-DOS, which
> deals with hardware much differently from WinXP and can not be run from
> WinXP.) You can use Command Prompt's Properties screen to customize the
> "DOS" window to suit yourself, adjusting its size, fonts, colors, etc.;
> sort of like the old PIF files that we used long ago. In the "DOS"
> window, almost all your familiar DOS commands will run as before. To
> see a mini-help file for each command, type the command followed by /?.
> For example: ping /?
>
> RC

RC,
Agreed. Now if I could only convince Windows to act right. I open the
Command Prompt Window using the Icon and also using Start | Run > CMD but
can only issue a small fraction of the commands I should/used to be able
to do.
I can do Cd, Prompt, Copy, Dir and a few other commands but not Edit,
Help, Ipconfig,
Ping and a host of others. The window does close with the Exit command.
  If I run
the command.com file from the System32 folder, all the typical commands
are available in the window then . "Safe Mode with Command Prompt"
yields the
same results. Sad part is I have no idea when this began. Any other
things you think
I might check? Thanks.
Rob

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