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Answer» Hi I have an old laptop with windows 95 I screwed up and renamed a folder now the farthest I can go is the comand prompt after pressing F8 then selecting comand prompt ......... C:\> Dont remember the folder name I renamed but it should be easy to find because I only added some letters to the front or back. Can I use the comand prompt to rename the folder?Run a directory listing to find the name(s). Win.95 commands are here Good luckAt the prompt try typing CD\Windows and hit Enter...then type Win and hit Enter. System folders should NEVER be re-named.I suppose reposting the same question again in a duplicate thread is different from bumping the original every 55 minutes... thanks I will be trying that now!!!I have tired; Quote from: patio on March 23, 2008, 07:12:56 AM At the prompt try typing CD\Windows and hit Enter...then type Win and hit Enter. And; Quote from: Dusty on March 23, 2008, 12:31:29 AM Run a directory listing to find the name(s). Win.95 commands are here Good luck The first results in the same MESSAGE I get when I try to start up normally; "While initializing device IOS: Error: An I/O subsystem driver failed to load. Either a file in the .\iosubsys subdirectory is corrupt, or the system is low on memory." The second results in me guessing I have used all of my luck somewhere because I could not figure out which folder it was, although I do spend what little free time I can looking. Thanks for the help if you know what I might try next please let me know and I will get on it. As for finding the folder as soon as I figure out which one I have renamed I will post it. Also I am starting to wonder if it was a file I renamed and not a folder. Is there a WAY to use the command prompt to rename files or folders that is easy to explain or will I just need to post when I find and hope for the best. Thanks againOkay I am trying to use the find command to find the files or folder I renamed, but I am having alot of trouble doing this. THINGS I have learned so far include; It is most likely in c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM Small possibility it is a folder MUI which contains other folders named numbers. It must be the folder iosubsys but I can not find what I named it to I would think if I was going to rename something I would make it easy to find by just adding a number or LETTER to the BEGGINING or end but must not be unless the system deleted it or something.I have been able to find boot disks but if I try to do the windows/win to boot it almost works then I get the same message. I am just going to start a new thread int he Microsoft section and reinstall win 95 I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that helped and if you have an idea of what todo next please look for my new post. thanks again

Solve : Hey quick question hope the answer is quick but I will take all?

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Hi I have an old laptop with windows 95 I screwed up and renamed a folder now the farthest I can go is the comand prompt after pressing F8 then selecting comand prompt ......... C:\>

Dont remember the folder name I renamed but it should be easy to find because I only added some letters to the front or back.

Can I use the comand prompt to rename the folder?Run a directory listing to find the name(s).

Win.95 commands are here

Good luckAt the prompt try typing CD\Windows and hit Enter...then type Win and hit Enter.

System folders should NEVER be re-named.I suppose reposting the same question again in a duplicate thread is different from bumping the original every 55 minutes...
thanks I will be trying that now!!!I have tired;

Quote from: patio on March 23, 2008, 07:12:56 AM

At the prompt try typing CD\Windows and hit Enter...then type Win and hit Enter.

And;

Quote from: Dusty on March 23, 2008, 12:31:29 AM

Run a directory listing to find the name(s).

Win.95 commands are here

Good luck

The first results in the same MESSAGE I get when I try to start up normally;

"While initializing device IOS:
Error: An I/O subsystem driver failed to load.
Either a file in the .\iosubsys subdirectory is corrupt,
or the system is low on memory."

The second results in me guessing I have used all of my luck somewhere because I could not figure out which folder it was, although I do spend what little free time I can looking.

Thanks for the help if you know what I might try next please let me know and I will get on it. As for finding the folder as soon as I figure out which one I have renamed I will post it.

Also I am starting to wonder if it was a file I renamed and not a folder. Is there a WAY to use the command prompt to rename files or folders that is easy to explain or will I just need to post when I find and hope for the best.

Thanks againOkay I am trying to use the find command to find the files or folder I renamed, but I am having alot of trouble doing this. THINGS I have learned so far include;

It is most likely in c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM

Small possibility it is a folder MUI which contains other folders named numbers.

It must be the folder iosubsys but I can not find what I named it to I would think if I was going to rename something I would make it easy to find by just adding a number or LETTER to the BEGGINING or end but must not be unless the system deleted it or something.I have been able to find boot disks but if I try to do the windows/win to boot it almost works then I get the same message. I am just going to start a new thread int he Microsoft section and reinstall win 95

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that helped and if you have an idea of what todo next please look for my new post.

thanks again

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