Dos Format

To copy to a:

C:\mydocuments\>copy when.doc a:

1.    c:\mydocuments/cd..

2.    c:\copy a: when.doc c:mydocu~1

 

or

a:\copywhen.doc c:mydocu~`

 

To Delete

c:\mydocuments/del when.doc

del malays~1.doc

 

*only the 1^st 6 charactors are needed

e.g Malaysia airlines = dos name is malay~1

 

Disk copy

a:\>diskcopy a: a:

      diskcopy a: b:

 

 

Change directory

c:\>windows\cd..

c:\

eg. To go desktop

1.    c:\>windows:

2.    c:\>windows\cd desktop

3.    c:\>windows\desktop

 

To go back to my documents from desktop

1.    c:\windows\desktop\cd..

2.    c:\windows\cd..

3.    c:\

4.    c:\dir  (to look for mydocu~1)

5.    c:\cd mydocu~1

6.    c:\mydocuments\dir\p

 

 

    To Create Ms Dos Startup Disk from Win XP

1. insert Floppy disk

2. Select Format (right click)

3. Select Create Ms Dos Startup Disk  

 

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