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Answer» I'm TRYING to start my computer up in DOS (Windows 2000) and one of the commands is
cd progra~1
I KEEP getting "invalid command".
Can you tell me how to make "~" so DOS will read it?
I've tried Shift ~ . Any ideas?
DOS cannot read file names of more than 8 characters and uses the "tilde" to indicate a longer file name. As your first command is Change Directory (CD) DOS cannot execute as you are trying to access a directory with an invalid file name (too long).
Rename directory with 8 or less characters.
hope this helpsTry this:
cd "program files"
As long as you are starting in C:\, this should WORK. If you aren't sure where you start from (or if you start from C:\Windows, for example), use:
cd "\program files"
The "quotes" FORCE DOS to look up the 8.3 filename from the extended attributes table.
You are aware that you are using 'emulated' DOS in NT5/2K...
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