Solve : Change drive in CMD?

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Answer» I can't change drive by using D: I tried using the CD command and specifying the full location but that doesn't work either. Someone help a newbie out? Are you positive that you have a drive D? Can you access it via WINDOWS explorer?Yes. It certainly is there. I'm using a windows 7 starter edition because I'm in a foreign country running a netbook, is that helpfull?What if you create a shortcut to cmd.exe and under the "Start in" field or something SIMILAR, type D:\. Now when you run that shortcut, does it work?If that doesn't work you could try command.com instead of cmd.exeThat "Start in" option worked. Now when I start up cmd I'm in the D partition... and I cannot change to my C drive. It keeps saying my syntax is not in order but all I type in is C: or I tried C:\ or CD C:\somefolder and hit returnthe way to change DRIVES is to type the letter, upper case or lower case, followed by a colon. A full colon like this : Code: [Select]c:\>D: D:\> Quote It keeps saying my syntax is not in order What does it say exactly? Is your keyboard OK? Is the layout SETTING right? Can you type colons? like this ::::::::::::::::::: Do you see them on the screen? ANOTHER way to change drives is to use CD with the /D switch, Does this work? Code: [Select]D:\>CD /D C: c:\> Ha! It was a keyboard settings thing. I bought this thing in Colombia, I'm not exactly Colombian. Tnx for the help.

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I can't change drive by using D:

I tried using the CD command and specifying the full location but that doesn't work either.

Someone help a newbie out?
Are you positive that you have a drive D? Can you access it via WINDOWS explorer?Yes. It certainly is there. I'm using a windows 7 starter edition because I'm in a foreign country running a netbook, is that helpfull?What if you create a shortcut to cmd.exe and under the "Start in" field or something SIMILAR, type D:\. Now when you run that shortcut, does it work?If that doesn't work you could try command.com instead of cmd.exeThat "Start in" option worked. Now when I start up cmd I'm in the D partition... and I cannot change to my C drive. It keeps saying my syntax is not in order but all I type in is C: or I tried C:\ or CD C:\somefolder and hit returnthe way to change DRIVES is to type the letter, upper case or lower case, followed by a colon. A full colon like this :

Code: [Select]c:\>D:

D:\>
Quote

It keeps saying my syntax is not in order

What does it say exactly?

Is your keyboard OK? Is the layout SETTING right? Can you type colons? like this ::::::::::::::::::: Do you see them on the screen?

ANOTHER way to change drives is to use CD with the /D switch, Does this work?

Code: [Select]D:\>CD /D C:

c:\>
Ha! It was a keyboard settings thing. I bought this thing in Colombia, I'm not exactly Colombian. Tnx for the help.

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