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Typing Command in the Run box
If you type command in the Run box and then press the OK button,
it causes problems. Anyone know why? PS: I wouldnt't recommend anyone trying it just to find out, unless they're willing to take a chance. |
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It should not cause problems, it Should open a full screen DOS pane that can
be exited by typing exit, if yours does ok, if yours does not there is something wrong on your pc, start find files or folders named command there should be a number of command.com files all the same size and date in different folders, perhaps some command.pif likewise same date/size different folders there may be html xml wav or other files depending on whether you have themes, ms.net or other applications installed If there are any command.exe or if there are any command.com files of a different size or date, you probably have a virus, a full scan with up-to-date AV and spyware software is a good start -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters "Buffalo" wrote in message news:foeGc.12159$JR4.9820@attbi_s54... | If you type command in the Run box and then press the OK button, | it causes problems. | Anyone know why? | PS: I wouldnt't recommend anyone trying it just to find out, unless they're | willing to take a chance. | | |
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Typing Command in the Run box
"Buffalo" wrote in message
news:foeGc.12159$JR4.9820@attbi_s54... If you type command in the Run box and then press the OK button, it causes problems. Anyone know why? COMMAND.COM is the general MS-DOS utility. When used under Win98 it should be in a DOS box, which the MsDOS icon implements. / Start / Run is designed to execute programmes (Windows or DOS). It was not designed to enable the general MS-DOS utility (COMMAND.COM.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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"AlmostBob" wrote in message ... It should not cause problems, it Should open a full screen DOS pane that can be exited by typing exit, if yours does ok, if yours does not there is something wrong on your pc, start find files or folders named command there should be a number of command.com files all the same size and date in different folders, perhaps some command.pif likewise same date/size different folders there may be html xml wav or other files depending on whether you have themes, ms.net or other applications installed If there are any command.exe or if there are any command.com files of a different size or date, you probably have a virus, a full scan with up-to-date AV and spyware software is a good start -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters "Buffalo" wrote in message news:foeGc.12159$JR4.9820@attbi_s54... | If you type command in the Run box and then press the OK button, | it causes problems. | Anyone know why? | PS: I wouldnt't recommend anyone trying it just to find out, unless they're | willing to take a chance. When I did it I got a blank (black) screen. Nothing. When I hit escape, I got of flash of an error screem and then a DOS Window with C:\Windows\Desktop. Typying exit didn't work. Typing cd\ put it back to a blank screen and a lockup. I tried this earlier and don't know why unless it is related to my video card drivers that cause a freeze while playing some DOS games. When I finally get out by hitting the reset button, problems start. I then shut totally down and wait awhile to let the drives stop spinning and boot back into Windows. Now, I can not double click on a .reg file and get it to work (Registration Entries) ( program.exe cannot be found ). Hopefully I will get it figured out. Used up-to-date virus scan as well as Spybot and Adaware. This all came about after trying to put command in the run box and having the blank screen and lockup. |
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Piggybacking on AlmostBob (& he's a slippery one), a Find of "command.*"
shows three of them... C:\Command.com 93,890 bytes C:\Windows\Command.com 93,890 bytes C:\Windows\Command.pif Shortcut In "Properties, Screen tab", unbolt "Full-screen" for each of those. Can that be it? -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Buffalo" wrote in message news:SphGc.28282$IQ4.19591@attbi_s02... | | "AlmostBob" wrote in message | ... | It should not cause problems, it Should open a full screen DOS pane that | can | be exited by typing exit, if yours does ok, if yours does not there is | something wrong on your pc, | | start find files or folders named command | there should be a number of command.com files all the same size and date | in | different folders, perhaps some command.pif likewise same date/size | different | folders | there may be html xml wav or other files depending on whether you have | themes, | ms.net or other applications installed | | If there are any command.exe or if there are any command.com files of a | different size or date, you probably have a virus, a full scan with | up-to-date | AV and spyware software is a good start | | -- | Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de | spybot http://security.kolla.de | AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com | Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ | Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ | Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file | http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm | links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before | use | Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters | | "Buffalo" wrote in message | news:foeGc.12159$JR4.9820@attbi_s54... | | If you type command in the Run box and then press the OK button, | | it causes problems. | | Anyone know why? | | PS: I wouldnt't recommend anyone trying it just to find out, unless | they're | | willing to take a chance. | | When I did it I got a blank (black) screen. Nothing. | When I hit escape, I got of flash of an error screem and then a DOS Window | with C:\Windows\Desktop. | Typying exit didn't work. Typing cd\ put it back to a blank screen and a | lockup. | I tried this earlier and don't know why unless it is related to my video | card drivers that cause a freeze while playing some DOS games. | When I finally get out by hitting the reset button, problems start. I then | shut totally down and wait awhile to let the drives stop spinning and boot | back into Windows. | Now, I can not double click on a .reg file and get it to work | (Registration Entries) ( program.exe cannot be found ). | Hopefully I will get it figured out. | Used up-to-date virus scan as well as Spybot and Adaware. | This all came about after trying to put command in the run box and | having the blank screen and lockup. | | |
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that 'program.exe' not found message is the remnants of one of many bugs, the
file association are screwed up which is an effect of one of the nasties I have read about of late, PCR Help, I cant find the prior posts on registry association fixes, reset my newsgroups to delete more than 7 days old, that was a Bad Idea :( -- Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters "PCR" wrote in message ... | Piggybacking on AlmostBob (& he's a slippery one), a Find of "command.*" | shows three of them... | | C:\Command.com 93,890 bytes | C:\Windows\Command.com 93,890 bytes | C:\Windows\Command.pif Shortcut | | In "Properties, Screen tab", unbolt "Full-screen" for each of those. Can | that be it? | | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "Buffalo" wrote in message | news:SphGc.28282$IQ4.19591@attbi_s02... | | | | "AlmostBob" wrote in message | | ... | | It should not cause problems, it Should open a full screen DOS pane | that | | can | | be exited by typing exit, if yours does ok, if yours does not there | is | | something wrong on your pc, | | | | start find files or folders named command | | there should be a number of command.com files all the same size and | date | | in | | different folders, perhaps some command.pif likewise same date/size | | different | | folders | | there may be html xml wav or other files depending on whether you | have | | themes, | | ms.net or other applications installed | | | | If there are any command.exe or if there are any command.com files | of a | | different size or date, you probably have a virus, a full scan with | | up-to-date | | AV and spyware software is a good start | | | | -- | | Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de | | spybot http://security.kolla.de | | AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com | | Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ | | Catalog of removal tools | http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ | | Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file | | http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm | | links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages | before | | use | | Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters | | | | "Buffalo" wrote in message | | news:foeGc.12159$JR4.9820@attbi_s54... | | | If you type command in the Run box and then press the OK | button, | | | it causes problems. | | | Anyone know why? | | | PS: I wouldnt't recommend anyone trying it just to find out, | unless | | they're | | | willing to take a chance. | | | | When I did it I got a blank (black) screen. Nothing. | | When I hit escape, I got of flash of an error screem and then a DOS | Window | | with C:\Windows\Desktop. | | Typying exit didn't work. Typing cd\ put it back to a blank screen | and a | | lockup. | | I tried this earlier and don't know why unless it is related to my | video | | card drivers that cause a freeze while playing some DOS games. | | When I finally get out by hitting the reset button, problems start. I | then | | shut totally down and wait awhile to let the drives stop spinning and | boot | | back into Windows. | | Now, I can not double click on a .reg file and get it to work | | (Registration Entries) ( program.exe cannot be found ). | | Hopefully I will get it figured out. | | Used up-to-date virus scan as well as Spybot and Adaware. | | This all came about after trying to put command in the run box and | | having the blank screen and lockup. | | | | | | |
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I was kicked off the NET just as I began to answer this. Now, one Apple
crumb cake & sundry other items later, uh... well, here is what I always say for that... If you have a bad association, then, for tough ones, might be wise to seek a .reg at... http://www.aumha.org/regfiles.htm or at... http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/reg_files.html For simple associations (just "open" I guess), you may... (a) Highlight any file of that particular type (b) Hold Shift & R-Clk it, to get "Open with...." again. (c) Check the "Always open with..." box at botttom. (d) Select the proper app from the window. However, if you still don't know what to associate it with... To disassociate it... "START button, Settings, Folder Options, File Types tab". Use the D-Arrow to slowly scroll the list, all the while looking for that file type to appear at "Extension:". At long last, while it is highlighted, click "Remove". If the extension is, for instance, ".xyz" you may first quickly scroll the list & look for "XYZ File". Remove that one. But make no guesses. If you cannot remember what that file type (extension) was, post back. Terhune will put you under hypnosis with a mile-long dissertation--- & shock your memory! -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "AlmostBob" wrote in message ... | that 'program.exe' not found message is the remnants of one of many bugs, the | file association are screwed up which is an effect of one of the nasties I | have read about of late, | PCR Help, | I cant find the prior posts on registry association fixes, reset my | newsgroups to delete more than 7 days old, that was a Bad Idea | | :( | | -- | Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de | spybot http://security.kolla.de | AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com | Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ | Catalog of removal tools http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ | Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file | http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm | links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use | Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters | | "PCR" wrote in message | ... | | Piggybacking on AlmostBob (& he's a slippery one), a Find of "command.*" | | shows three of them... | | | | C:\Command.com 93,890 bytes | | C:\Windows\Command.com 93,890 bytes | | C:\Windows\Command.pif Shortcut | | | | In "Properties, Screen tab", unbolt "Full-screen" for each of those. Can | | that be it? | | | | | | -- | | Thanks or Good Luck, | | There may be humor in this post, and, | | Naturally, you will not sue, | | should things get worse after this, | | PCR | | | | "Buffalo" wrote in message | | news:SphGc.28282$IQ4.19591@attbi_s02... | | | | | | "AlmostBob" wrote in message | | | ... | | | It should not cause problems, it Should open a full screen DOS pane | | that | | | can | | | be exited by typing exit, if yours does ok, if yours does not there | | is | | | something wrong on your pc, | | | | | | start find files or folders named command | | | there should be a number of command.com files all the same size and | | date | | | in | | | different folders, perhaps some command.pif likewise same date/size | | | different | | | folders | | | there may be html xml wav or other files depending on whether you | | have | | | themes, | | | ms.net or other applications installed | | | | | | If there are any command.exe or if there are any command.com files | | of a | | | different size or date, you probably have a virus, a full scan with | | | up-to-date | | | AV and spyware software is a good start | | | | | | -- | | | Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de | | | spybot http://security.kolla.de | | | AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com | | | Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/ | | | Catalog of removal tools | | http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ | | | Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file | | | http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm | | | links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages | | before | | | use | | | Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters | | | | | | "Buffalo" wrote in message | | | news:foeGc.12159$JR4.9820@attbi_s54... | | | | If you type command in the Run box and then press the OK | | button, | | | | it causes problems. | | | | Anyone know why? | | | | PS: I wouldnt't recommend anyone trying it just to find out, | | unless | | | they're | | | | willing to take a chance. | | | | | | When I did it I got a blank (black) screen. Nothing. | | | When I hit escape, I got of flash of an error screem and then a DOS | | Window | | | with C:\Windows\Desktop. | | | Typying exit didn't work. Typing cd\ put it back to a blank screen | | and a | | | lockup. | | | I tried this earlier and don't know why unless it is related to my | | video | | | card drivers that cause a freeze while playing some DOS games. | | | When I finally get out by hitting the reset button, problems start. I | | then | | | shut totally down and wait awhile to let the drives stop spinning and | | boot | | | back into Windows. | | | Now, I can not double click on a .reg file and get it to work | | | (Registration Entries) ( program.exe cannot be found ). | | | Hopefully I will get it figured out. | | | Used up-to-date virus scan as well as Spybot and Adaware. | | | This all came about after trying to put command in the run box and | | | having the blank screen and lockup. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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PCR wrote:
C:\Command.com C:\Windows\Command.com I heard only one command.com is needed per box. which one? |
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I would certainly keep the one that is in "C:\Windows". Not sure how I
got the other. Perhaps it was "SYS C:" put it there. (Careful with that command.) Perhaps it was always there. http://support.microsoft.com/default...67&Product=w98 Description of Windows Files Located in the Root Folder (151667) - This article describes some of the Windows files you may find in the root folder of your hard disk. .......Quote........................... Command.com - Windows command line processor This program is the Windows command line processor. This file is necessary for the proper operation of Windows and should not be deleted. .......End of quote................ Regardless, I'm not SURE mine was always there! -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Bob K" wrote in message news:1DoGc.965825$Pk3.744985@pd7tw1no... | PCR wrote: | C:\Command.com | C:\Windows\Command.com | | I heard only one command.com is needed per box. | which one? |
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Typing Command in the Run box
PCR wrote:
I would certainly keep the one that is in "C:\Windows". Not sure how I got the other. Perhaps it was "SYS C:" put it there. (Careful with that command.) Perhaps it was always there. http://support.microsoft.com/default...67&Product=w98 Description of Windows Files Located in the Root Folder (151667) - This article describes some of the Windows files you may find in the root folder of your hard disk. .......Quote........................... Command.com - Windows command line processor This program is the Windows command line processor. This file is necessary for the proper operation of Windows and should not be deleted. .......End of quote................ Regardless, I'm not SURE mine was always there! In all 98 installs I see double. I know that M$ link, thats why I think the one in the root should be kept. Well, maybe somebody else knows something on the subject. |
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