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    C:\>cd windows

    thank you davidgssmith and mrfixer for your help..maybe something is wrong with my DOS
    files when i enter version it says....
    Windows 98 [Version 4.10.2222] does that mean the DOS version is 4.10.2222
    because i still can't get rid of the [>]
    after C:\> from this prompt i enter
    C:\>cd windows and hit enter and instead of
    getting C:\windows i go back to this
    C:\WINDOWS> this is frustrating because i want to get to C:\WINDOWS\??\??\?? you know
    any ideas..thankx

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    The biggest thing that I think is getting confused here is the purpose of the > symbol. Think of the > symbol as a separator between the prompt, which is telling you what directory you're in, and the commands you want to type.

    You said that you had a C:\> prompt and that you typed CD WINDOWS and hit the ENTER key. Your prompt then read C:\WINDOWS> This is exactly what is supposed to happen. You are now in the WINDOWS sub-directory.

    Now, suppose you want to be in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 directory. Since you are already in the C:\WINDOWS directory, you only have to type CD SYSTEM32 and hit ENTER. Your prompt will read C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>

    Now that you are in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32, suppose you want to back up to C:\WINDOWS. At your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32> prompt, type CD .. (that's CD, a space and two periods) and hit ENTER. Your prompt will now read C:\WINDOWS>

    There are many shortcut commands and simpler ways of doing things but that should at least give you the ability to move around in the directory structure within DOS. If I remember yesterday's posts, someone suggested getting a book to help you out. That's not a bad idea.

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    Don't worry about the >
    If you are looking at C:\windows>
    then you type after that [cd system]
    (you remember to disregard the []'s right?)
    then you press enter you would see...
    C:\Windows\system>
    Now if you really want to get rid of that >
    Do what mr fixer said...
    in your other post..
    But I really wouldn't worry about it.
    Act like it's not even there.
    Most of us do it that way....it's the cool thing to do.
    But like I said check your other post about this and you can make the prompt do all kinds of different things.
    Dave


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    Oh by the by....
    That is the version of DOS that you have...
    It's designed for Windows 98.
    It does not have alot of the disk management and memory management functions that previously versions had because you can do all of that stuff within Windows98.
    But seriously...get a book or 2 from the library...and even take the expense of buying yourself and old 386(you can get them for almost nothing...and play with it and learn what's happening...that way you won't accidentally mess up your good machine...
    That's what I did...in fact at the time it was the only machine I had(386) and I did screw it up a little...but that's how you learn...Hang in there...the day will come when you can tell your friends something during a conversation about computers and you tell them something about DOS and you will feel so proud...and they will be awestruck...because people of the point and click generation have great respect for people who know about the black screen...
    Good Luck.
    Dave

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    thanx people..

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    heybigguy

    here is a link to get a list of all Win/Dos builds/versions:
    http://users.aol.com/axcel216/ver.htm

    also, in an MS-DOS window,( or in true DOS ) at c:\>
    type: prompt /?

    this will give you a list of prompt characters.
    the \:> is the default. this can be specified by typing: prompt $p$g.

    try typing: prompt Heybigguy

    KEWL..EH ?

    type: prompt $p
    this will get rid of >.

    you can customize prompts as you wish. To always have the customization, you will have to have this command in the autoexec.bat file. otherwise, the customization is lost when you leave DOS.

    anyway, sniffing around DOS could get you hooked. Lots of things you can do with DOS that you can't do in/with Windows.

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