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I NEED to format my hardrive and am having trouble figuring out how to GET to DOS. I have Windows XP and am hitting F8 during start up but I can only go to the windows based DOS that way. Need help.

Thanks,
GeorgeWell... If you insert your Windows Install CD into the drive when you turn the COMPUTER on, then you should start seeing some choices... If not, then insert the CD, reset the computer... Make sure that you LEAVE the CD inside the drive until you get the DOS prompt...

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I need to format my hardrive and am having trouble figuring out how to get to DOS. I have Windows XP...

I need to know how I can transfer data between two COMPUTERS using MS-DOS 6.Floppy Disk, FastLynx or LapLink.I have placed instructions here, but you can get info by typing HELP INTERSVR -or- HELP INTERLNK at DOS prompt

-You can use the built in features of INTERLNK and INTERSVR in DOS 6 or higher
--------- To make a sharing Client ----------
-You will need a serial cable and NULL modem -or- a special parallel bi-directional data cable (NOT a printer DB25 cable)
-16K of MEMORY on the client and 130K of memory on the server MACHINE
-make sure INTERLNK is on the hard drive
- MODIFY your config.sys to include the folowing line
device = c:\dos\interlnk.exe/drives:5
-- Reboot this machine after modifying config.sys
Connect the two machines with either the null modem serial cable or the data transfewr parallel cable

- Type INTERSVR on the server machine
- Type INTERLNK on the client machine

You should now be sharing both computers drives

--- Hope this helps -- signed Ed

please reply SOON ???GOTO START \ RUN and TYPE CMD
- this GETS a DOS window

signed Ed

hi guys!

i've got a PROBLEM. i'm TOTALLY new in making batchfiles. i want to put the filenames of the files in a folder into a .txt file named maplist.txt. filenames are like arena.BSP but in the maplist.txt may not be the .bsp thingys. i said i'm totally new so i need help with that. it shall run on a winXP or win 2003 server.
Please help!!!

thanks a lot ArmageddonCode: [Select]@echo off
dir /b /a-d > maplist.txt
writes the files in the current directory to the file maplist.txt. Just WRITE these two lines into a file with the extension .bat and EXECUTE this file.

Cheers,
[glb]cs[/glb]

my freind just gave me a notebook computer on which he tried to install win 98, it had win 95 previously. something failed during the install and no matter how many reboots i've tried it just will not go. i've tried to reinstall win 95 (he kept win 98 so he can ruin another perfectly DECENT notebook) but there SEEMS to be some
problem between the win 98 and the win 95. basicly i need the dos comands that allow me to CLEAN out win 98 completely so i can start fresh with win 95. the note book has a cd rom if there is a program i can BURN out
there. i will settle for the dos comands i need to do this.
ALSO if there is some partitioning i need to do that info would also be helpful. thanks to all who take on this near lost cause.How to install Microsoft Windows 98

I WANT to copy FILES to a directory with the name of the date.
To MAKE the directory i type md %date%
but how can i copy files to that directory??md %date%
cd %date%
copy FileXcd %date% doesn"t work...
Tried that already..OK.. IM sorry...

md "%date%"
cd "%date%"
copy FileX

it will work.

I am writing a simple batch file to run from my CD-ROM, but I need it to access files on the current CD-ROM even if it is in a different PC that uses a different DRIVE letter.

To CLARIFY: I am looking for a batch file variable that I can use to point to a file on the CD-ROM drive no MATTER what the drive letter is. (If there is such an animal...)

I am new to the forum so I APOLOGIZE if this has been answered elsewhere. I have spent much time searching the forum for any other posts that would answer this but could find none.
Thanks

Hi, i'm new and need help writing a batch file.

I need to copy all .log files from one directory to another, but only the files that have been modified on that date i.e today.

thanks for help

PS i have never wrote any DOS files before

Not surehow to do exactly that, but you could use the archive bit to the same effect.

xcopy c:\*.log c:\destination\*.log /a
attrib c:\*.log -a

This will copy the files then remove the archive bit. When you run the batch file again it will only copy the files which have been created or modified since the last time it was run. If it is run once a day then it will do what you want.thanks. but i need it just to be log files and them to just be from 'today'

:-/The xcopy COMMAND provides a date switch which allows to select the files to be copied according to their date (switch /D). The problem is to pass "today" to the switch. On Windows XP and Windows 2000 there is a possibility to extract the current date.
The format the date is displayed in MS-DOS depends on the regional SETTINGS of your computer. If the following command results in a date like:

Code: [Select]C:\> echo %DATE%
31.01.2005
you can extract day, MONTH and year of "today" with the following code and call xcopy:

Code: [Select]set d=%DATE:~0,2%
set m=%DATE:~3,2%
set y=%DATE:~6,4%
xcopy *.log dest /d:%m%-%d%-%y%
dest is the destination folder.

Have FUN,
[glb]cs[/glb]that was a big help thanks mate

Does anyone know how to convert a unicode text file to ascii in dos? Need it for work!!! Thanks!Maybe I should be more specific on the question. I am actually WORKING on an installation project at the moment and I am try to READ an automatic generated unicode log file by USING InstallScript. But UNFORTUNATELY, the GetLine function in InstallScript only read Ascii file. I tried to manually convert the log file to Ascii by usning Notepad and it works. But I would LIKE to automate the convertion.

Thanks,
Welles

The command
msg * 'the message' opens a pop up that SAYS 'the message'
but when you WRITE that in notepad, save it as a bat file and OPEN it it won't work. There HAPPENS somthing verry strange it repeats itself. But doesn't open a pop up WINDOW.
Can someone explain to me why? and what I'm doing wrong?
btw can you send msg from dos to other people that arent in a lan with you

grtz JakobI was unable to re-create your problem. When I put :

msg * 'The message' into a batch file it did indeed pop up a message. I used the Win Xp cmd window for my test. What version of Windows and/or DOS are you using?

does anyone know what SYSTEM.INI is ? i keep reloading windows sucessfully only to have it not RUN. I
get the eroor message that a devise file that is unspecified in SYSTEM.INI is damaged. reinstalling windows does not work. same message again. COULD this be on some other software program NEEDED to run windows. can it be REPAIRED?

i have the post just below this one. this is an update.
the message says that a file in SYSTEM.INI is damaged. i have since found out the file that uses it is C:/Windows/system/userver.vxd ...... could this be that the code NUMBERS from the windows certificate and the windows cd rom are unmatched? the certificate and cd came from a friend of a friend there might be a chance
that he had 2 windows 95 cd's. does ANYONE KNOW the error message when a nonmatched windows cd an certificate are USED TOGETHER? would it even allow the windows loading go to the end. my windows loads completely yet doesn't run.http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;194990

I need help creating a batch FILE that will make a person press Y for yes and then go on with the batch file or press N for no and terminate the batch file. What I am wanting to do is create a file that will copy the data from one directory on one drive and paste it to a directory on another drive. It is very important that the program is closed before they run the batch file, that why I want it to prompt them first. Any Ideas? I apericate any help. Oh I can't spell EITHER so ignore the typos.With Win9x and real DOS, you have the program Choice which will allow you to make a batch file with INTERACTIVE commands.

With WinNT (2K and XP), you may need a downloadable batch UTILITY or SHELL (JP Software ForNT is one such).

I am having a problem with batch files and would like to SOLICIT some help.

I am using an automation tool to run some scheduled processes. One of the steps within a process is to run a windows executable. The tool will start the executable using a batch file. Once the batch file exits, the tool recognizes that step as complete and GOES on to the next step of the process. The problem is that the executable is still running long after the batch file closes. So, it is not really finished and the tool should not proceed to the next step.

I have tried to call the batch file from within another batch file as below:

1.bat
@echo off
echo Start executable...
call 2.bat
echo End of executable...

2.bat
@echo off
program_I_want_to_run.exe

Once 2.bat is running, 1.bat closes and the tool goes to the next step in the process

I thought that when you call another batch file, the initial batch file stays open.

I am on XP.

ps the tool is BMC's Control-M for Distrbuted Systems.
thank you.OK,

it is not the batch file and call that is the ISSUE . It is the executable. Once it is STARTED from 2.bat, 2.bat exits and returns to 1.bat.

My revised question is how do I keep 2.bat open until the executable is finished?Quote

OK,

it is not the batch file and call that is the issue . It is the executable. Once it is started from 2.bat, 2.bat exits and returns to 1.bat.

My revised question is how do I keep 2.bat open until the executable is finished?

hi l;m assuming this is a dos problem and sure could use some help. when i TRY to boot from a boot disk i get the command :type in the name of your command intrepetor: but it wont let me. lve tried to copy my sys files over and again it wont let me. any time i type in anything it SAYS the same thing and REFUSES to recognize any thing. did have one issue come up separately once that said command.com was missing.
do i have to reinstall dos to get it to recognize this at all?

please help ready to throw it out the door.

am running abit board with p3 at 550 mhz.

I SUSPECT your "boot disk" is not a boot disk.
http://www.bootdisk.com/

Hey. I was wondering if there is any way I can run a batch in the background. Any help will be very much apreciated. Thanks.If you are talking about a DOS MACHINE, there is no "background" to run a batch file. If you mean the COMMAND processor in a windows machine, then you can create a shortcut to the batch file on the desktop. Right CLICK the Shortcut-->Properties, then on the shortcut tab, CHANGE the Run parameter to Minimized. That's about as close to "background" as you're likely to get.

Good luck!

I turn on my new PC and it makes a chiping sound and all sorts of nonsence comes up. I can make out the "press Del for setup". It will not allow that. But if I turn it off and tap delete set up comes up before it misses up.

I can select the BIOS settings, save and exit and it works like normal. However when I turn it on the next day the same thing HAPPENS again! I have to do the set up again.

Is there a way to set up the BIOS permently?normely when you set up your bios and save and exits. the bios is purmenently set up.
you coud loke for a bios update but i dont no if it WIL work.

are all de setings diferand when you have that problem or a cappel.

it can also by your battery, but normally only the tyme and date are affectit.If its a new computer,call for support or SEND it back,you shouldnt be going through the hassleIt was a costem build so it is different. The person how did it was a fraind of ma dads. He didn't do it for a LIVING. He my of forgot to set it up proplery.Quote

It was a costem build so it is different. The person how did it was a fraind of ma dads. He didn't do it for a living. He my of forgot to set it up proplery.

HELLO im nox ,im new here:), i want 2 WORK with dos only the question is : how can i install programs with dos i got no computerrights 2 do that,ive heard its 2 do with :CMD.exe :-/ ms dos prompt , I tryed ones but hes SAYS that i NEEDS rights for that maybey SOMEONE can helpme?

my computer SAYS it has ENCOUNTERED an ERROR with the system registry. it says restoring the registry will replace the faulty registry with a good back up copy, HOWEVER the backup copy may not contain all the info recently ADDED to your system. then it says windows cannot restore the registry either a disk error or no valid copy of the registry exsists. any thoughts on fixing this?

Hi,

I need some help for a batch file.

a. %CD% does not work with some older versions of Windows NT. Is there some equivalent for this?

b. How can we store the output of a COMMAND to a variable e.g. set mycwd=, SINCE the above (a) is not working.

Any other more elegant solutions than command output are welcome.

Thanks.

ShaileshYou can try:

set mycwd=.\

Not very elegant but effective.

What can be done if a wireless intruder (evil twin) is watching thru the USB portals (hotspots). Windows XP does not offer explanation and the ms-dos commands to block ACCESS are not available for public usage.

Well, are you using a network? If so, then is it running off of a USB cable? If the person that you are connected to is doing evil things, then just unplug them... Also, this should not happen if you ahve a firewall...

[glb]Flame[/glb]The computer was bought used from ebay and is not connected to a network. There is still evidence of INTRUSION thru windows PROBABLY dialing up the dns numbers. It would be great service for microsoft users to access the codes to protect their computers from data mining before they are incorporated into each SYSTEM.

Hello world:)
I was wondering can we wake up the PC by COMMAND or bat? I want to let PC power off in a period of TIME(like 30 seconds) and then BOOT again by itself. Then off and on. For TESTING purpose. Can we do it by any command?

I wrote a bat to let user enter the times that whom wants to execute. But don't know how to wake PC up!

Thx for any help

McAfee keeps asking me if I want to ALLOW a FILE in Windows/system32/ called undyjp.exe access to the internet. Anyone KNOW what this file is ? I've TRIED to rename it and SEE what would happen but it won't allow me to do that. ? ? ?

Ken

Does anyone know where I can go to not only see if a command exists in a particular DOS version, but ALSO along with their available switches? It would be so helpful to be ABLE to look up any DOS command (dead or ALIVE) from DOS 1.0 to 'DOS XP'.

Example: DIR has a SWITCH of "/B" available, but how far backward is that available?

Thank you.

Robert
KentuckyProgrammer

I am still pretty new to this. This is the part I am having problems with on what I am trying to do.

I want to move a PROMPTED amount of *.tif files from 1 place to another. That need to be in the newest ORDER. I know I have goofed in the for comand. I don't know if there is a less than comand. or a equal and less comand.


Code: [Select]
@if {%echo%}=={} (echo off) else (echo %echo%)
Goto Begin
:BEGIN
set /A flag=1
set dir_string=*.tif
set source_drive=c:
set source_folder=\test
set dest_drive=c:
set dest_folder=\test2
set /p Count1=Enter How many tifs to move:
set /a Count1=%count1%+1
goto user

:user
%source_drive%
cd %source_folder%

for /f "tokens=1 delims=" %%a in ('dir /o:-d /b %dir_string%') do call :move1 %%a
goto end

:move1
if %flag%=<%Count1% move %a %dest_drive%%dest_folder%%a
set /A flag=%flag%+1
goto :EOF

:endIs there a less than comand in dos? I know i need to have my var in the if comand from %%a to %1

Can anyone POINT me in the direction.

I figured it out. NeverMind.Future use ..............maybe.............>http://www.robvanderwoude.com/index.html

I need to write a BATCH FILE that does the following:

resets permissions to a specific folder on 100 machines. I intend to use the calcs command to reset the permissions. The computer names are PC1 pc2 pc3 ..... pc4.

Is there any way i can RUN an incremental loop or something INSTEAD of typing in the computer names 100+ times?

Is there a simplier and shorter WAY to do the follow:

@ECHO on
echo Creating 4 directories in the root
cd \
md 1 dir
md 2 dir
md 3 dir
md 4 dir

pause

I don't what to be typing in 1 dir 2 dir ..... Can i set a condition? I did c++ over 10 yrs ago however recall the i++ incremental function so i COULD use it in IF and While statements

Sencondly, is it possible if i create a txt file with the folder names and get the batch file to read a line at a time and input it into the batch file and do something with that string i.e. If i what to create a dir NAMED (entry from txt file)

I WONDER what WOULD be the BEST way to print/import the content of search result of Windows. IDEALLY I would like to be able to import the search result in a word or excel file.

Offcourse, I do not wish to buy any software to do that for me, I wish to write my own code or WANT to be able to customize it myself.

Please Help.

Thanks.

Ideally I would like to be able to delete n days old files/folders and subfolders through a batch file. Off course it needs to be recursive to work well for me.

I LOOKED at a couple examples online, but they did not seem to work. Any IDEA or SAMPLE CODE can GREATLY help.

Please Help.

Thanks.

I always have to disable the wireless zero configuration after REBOOTING, it is becoming somewhat of an annoyance - I know batch files can be used to AUTOMATICALLY perform boring tasks, so I was wondering if ANYONE knew the parameters to RUN services.msc and disable wireless zero configuration? Thanks.

cd c:\
MKDIR myexportedmail
copy d:\*.* c:\myexportedmail
cd myexportedmail
attrib -r *.pst
exit

The above program does not exit. The DOS screen remains open. Currently running windows 98 and have saved the above file as a BAT file i.e filename.bat
Please helpHi
I start to do msdos language
can you help me one thing
how can i GO to the root directory, my comp is XP, when i run dos it comes as c:\DOCUMENTS and settings\ I want to know any command i can go to the different directory or back to the c:\windows\systemTo go back up a directory :
cd..

To go back to your main directory:
cd\

To make a directory:
md "newdirectory"

To change to a specific directory:
cd c:\"Specific directory"\"Filename.ext"

Hope this helps

CEE

I was reformatting my hard drive and was about to install window 98, I following the instructions typed D: and it came up witha prompt that the DRIVER in not installed.

I popped in the boot disk and went to the option install CD ROM drivers but still NOTHING happenned.

Could my Cd rom drive be dead? I have been having problems with it for sometime now.Sure, your CDROM could have expired. Try a Win.98 bootdisk from bootdisk.com, this will load a driver to let your try out your cdrom.

All, I am TRYING to figure out how to close a windows program (MEDIA player) from a batch file. EXAMPLE: I am USING a batch file to open up media player and play a wav file, but I need to get the same batch file to not only close the batch process (exit) but to ALSO close the media player application. Any ideas?

THANKS!

I'm trying to run a backup program through a batch file command line; and what I'd like to do, if possible, is get the name of the folder the batch file is being run from and use that in the destination part of the command line for the backup program.

I'll try and ILLUSTRATE to be more clear:
Batch file, backup.bat, is run from C:\work\stuff.
The command line for the backup program is: backup "SourceDirectory" "DestinationDirectory"
So I want "SourceDirectory" to be c:\work\stuff, and I want "DestinationDirectory" to be \\sever\otherDirectory\stuff.

I found the following CODE to retreive the name of the CURRENT DIRECTORY:
:: get current directory
@SET cd=
@SET promp$=%prompt%
@PROMPT SET cd$Q$P
@CALL>%temp%.\setdir.bat
@
% do not delete this line %
@ECHO off
PROMPT %promp$%
FOR %%c IN (CALL DEL) DO %%c %temp%.\setdir.bat

This lets me use %cd% for the "SourceDirectory", but is there a way to strip out all but the actuall folder, in this case, "work", and append that the "DestinationDirectory", in this case, "\\sever\otherDirectory\"

I hope this makes sense any help would be greatly appreciated.

set vartime=%DATE%^%time%
COPY C:\DOCH.XLS C:\DOCH1^%vartime%^.XLS

there is syntax error because file name can not get "/" or ":"
i am looking for a WAY to remove a character from VARIABLE

Hello all, Don't know if anyone can help me as i need to do this by this evening... but here goes...

I need to MAKE a simple batch file that can ...

1. Create a new empty file under the directory IT103 and call it IT103.txt (From a Different ACTIVE directory starting point.)

2. I need it to then Change the Active Directory to :\IT103

3. If the file IT104.txt Exists, Then delete this file

4. If the file IT103.txt Exists, then delete this file

5. Then i need to Have it Echo a message on the screen that says "Deleting Files" (I actually know how to do this part)

6. And i need to have it not display the actual DOS Commands when playing the Batch file (Which i do believe is @Echo Off )

7, I need to have a comment placed in the Dos Batch file that says "This batch file will create a directory and a file and then delete the file."

8. And last Prior to ending the batch file, I need to have it position me to the Primary drive (Lets Say Q:) root directory and delete the IT103 directory.

Please and thank you for your help!!!Which OS are you using (W2K, WXP, MS-DOS, ...)?

Cheers,
[glb]cs[/glb]HI I WANTED DO LEARN TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR
i'M ACTUALLY USING WINDOWS XP
THANKS

how do i CREATE 760 folders one with in other by a single DOS command.i knew one EARLIER but now i have forgotten.please help

I WANT to halt a PROCESS so I can add\change a directory

any HELP tanxoh I THINK its "alt"+ something or "ctrl"+ somethingdoesnt matter, i have it. its "ctrl"+ C

Could ANYBODY TELL how to stop a windows service USING the command prompt? Its very URGENT. Please do respond at the earliest.net {start|stop} service name

I run a batch file that kicks off Oracle Discoverer, runs a workbook with multiple SHEETS and then outputs the sheets to my PC. My GOAL is to output the files in Excel ".csv" format. My problem is, it's defaulting to MacDOS ".csv" format versus Windows DOS format. Is there a specific COMMAND in my batch file I can add to FORCE the output file to Windows format?

I need to check for existence of a folder. Can I do this in a DOS batch file or do I need to CREATE a VBA SCRIPT?I THINK this will work:

if exist folderspec\nul

Hope this HELPS.

How do i CHANGE a FILE that is read-only, so i can edit it using command prompt?from the command prompt..

attrib -r FILENAME (or PATH and filename)

I have a dilema that I haven't found in any postings, although I'm getting closer. I have a directory of 15 FILES or so, and I want to PUT the .bak extension on all of them, so from us093190.wmv to us098190.wmv.bak, which i figured out how to do. Now, I want to copy just the us098190 and paste it onto another file that I copied from the directory above. So, I have a countdown.wmv file in the directory above, and I copy that file into the current directory, and I want countdown.wmv to be named us098190.wmv. I want to make a batch file to AUTOMATE this process. THANKS for any HELP!