Using the Command Prompt - Page 2

Matthew · 20-09-2005, 01:52

There is a setting in Windows that allows this to be done, try using the search facility it should bring up something on here.

Xaccers · 20-09-2005, 01:56

http://support.microsoft.com/default.../314834/EN-US/

Are you worried about the security of your pagefile?

nffc · 20-09-2005, 01:58

I've had to use my dos h@><ing skills tonight... http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...1&postcount=13

danielf · 20-09-2005, 02:00

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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

why in this day and age would people be taught DOS commands? The whole point of having a GUI is to stop the user having to remember command names and the syntax of those commands
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I've recently had an instance where a website would not accept my upload because it 'wasn't a pdf'. As it turned out, the website was case-sensitive regarding uploads, and would only accept .pdf. The file I tried to upload was .PDF, courtesy of my distiller. I don't think I would have been able to upload the file without going into the dos-prompt and changing the extension to lower case. Actually, if I had not known about the prompt, I'd never have been able to figure out what the problem was...

nffc · 20-09-2005, 02:01

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Originally Posted by Xaccers

http://support.microsoft.com/default.../314834/EN-US/

Are you worried about the security of your pagefile?

I was anyway.

20-09-2005, 02:03

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MetaWraith · 20-09-2005, 09:19

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gazzae · 20-09-2005, 09:22

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Originally Posted by danielf

I've recently had an instance where a website would not accept my upload because it 'wasn't a pdf'. As it turned out, the website was case-sensitive regarding uploads, and would only accept .pdf. The file I tried to upload was .PDF, courtesy of my distiller. I don't think I would have been able to upload the file without going into the dos-prompt and changing the extension to lower case. Actually, if I had not known about the prompt, I'd never have been able to figure out what the problem was...

There is an option in windows to show file extensions.

mrm1 · 20-09-2005, 09:31

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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

why in this day and age would people be taught DOS commands? The whole point of having a GUI is to stop the user having to remember command names and the syntax of those commands

Only a couple of days ago, a program installation trashed themeui.dll and uxtheme.dll on my laptop. My pc would not boot in to a GUI, not even in safe mode.

Copied the corrupted files from c:\I386 to c:\windows\system32 using dos and my PC was up and running again within 2-3 min's. A lot quicker than using the installation disks.

patrickp · 20-09-2005, 09:52

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Originally Posted by gazzae

There is an option in windows to show file extensions.

I've always thought it's an extremely poor choice on M$' part not to have the "Hide file extensions for known file types" option unselected by default, just in case it upsets the hoi polloi who might not even be able to handle that little piece of information.

Quite apart from the usefulness of being able to see the actual file type, how about the uncounted numbers of viruses and worms that have been activated because the recipient just saw .jpg or .txt etc on the end of a file name, and didn't see the .exe extension at the end that Windows had so thoughtfully hidden?

Go into My Computer or Windows Explorer, Tools -> Folder Options -> View, untick Hide file extensions for known file types and click OK. It will not hurt your system, and next time a file comes along with a dodgy extension, you'll see it.

handyman · 20-09-2005, 10:01

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Originally Posted by gazzae

There is an option in windows to show file extensions.

but windows is not good at renaming files. Sometimes it decides to strip the file extension from it. Much better to pop into dos and rename test.exe realfile.exe or whatever.

I like to drop into dos when I'm fixing people's pc's so they cannot follow what i'm doing.

cls is a wonderful command.
as is dir /w and dir /p

/me drifts down dos memory lane.........

greencreeper · 20-09-2005, 10:08

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Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

why in this day and age would people be taught DOS commands? The whole point of having a GUI is to stop the user having to remember command names and the syntax of those commands

Because the user is thick. In 5 mins I can use the computer management console to start telnet on a PC and connect on. From there I can, say, set DNS. It might take me upto 15 mins to talk the user through making the changes, and it's guaranteed that there'll be no "my network places" on the desktop and that control panel will be in category view

DOS rules

Nemesis · 20-09-2005, 10:26

I still think that things like this should be BASIC knowledge for Computer people.

This type of command is still in use, esp. in Unix.

Just goes to show how far Micro$oft have come in 20 years ..... GUI's are not the b all and end all.

zoombini · 20-09-2005, 20:14

I'm an ex master of the batch file, used to do all sorts with them.

In fact it's only this year that a PC at work has been upgraded & my complete batch menu system removed.
ALthough with not using it for so long I have forgotten most & would need a refresher to do anything thats not so simple.

Eee, them were the days....

Now if something specific needs doing I think that I'd rather learn windows scripting instead, I think that has lot's more in it than batch files ever did & can interact with windows much better.