Re: can't use run commands to access/change operating system

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 16:31:01 -0800, jaf <jaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Andrew

when I do that I get the operating system dialogue box or whatever you call
it.

The dialogue box reads C:\Documents and settings\myname>

I have tried to get back to it reading C:\ but no luck. I may have
forgotten how. I tried entering C:\ after the > and that didn't do it.



Enter cd \


Either way it hasn't enabled the DOS icon. Actually when you click it the
dialogue box opens - screen goes to black and closes all very fast.

Any further instructions??

jaf

"Andrew E." wrote:

Go to run,type:cmd Run the cmd

"jaf" wrote:

I'm having a number of problems but I will start with this, I have a Dell
computer which came with Windows Home edition Service Pack 2 installed.
Sometime along the way I realized that when I clicked on the MS DOS shortcut
icon I got a black screen, which closed immediately. Typically I don't use
the DOS commands but I now find if I open up the Run window and enter any
command I get "Windows can't find the whateverfile. In as much as my
computer is still running I expect that I have lost the pointer or what ever
it is that links the command to the file.

Can someone help me fixing this, please?

sorry if this has been answered someplace; I did try searching but wasn't
even sure what search words I should use. Anyway the ones I tried didn't come
up with anything useful

Thanks

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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