MS-DOS Questions

Hi:

I have two questions related to MS-DOS as follows:

1. What command do I type at the C Prompt to exit MS-DOS in Win98? I have
tried the following and could not exit it: Exit, Close, End, Quit, and ESC.
I finally had to turn the power off to get out of MS-DOS.

2. Can I use MS-DOS to uninstall Webroot's program called Spy Sweeper and if
so can you provide me with the Command line that I would need to uninstall
it? It has an "uninss000.exe" file listed as an Application in the Spy
Sweeper folder. Also here is the program string: C:\Program
Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper.

Thanks and any help with the above questions will greatly be appreciated.

1) How you exit MS-DOS depends upon how you got there.

If you are in a DOS *window* while still running Windows, you type EXIT and press
Enter.

If you clicked Start Shutdown Restart in MS-DOS Mode, you type EXIT and press
Enter.

If you booted to an A:\ Prompt using a boot floppy, or if you used the boot menu to
choose Command Prompt Only, you exit by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete to restart.

If you started a DOS program while in *any* of those forms of DOS, you need to use
the specific command for exiting that program first, then use the appropriate method
as mentioned above, to exit DOS.

Some DOS functions can be cancelled mid-process, by pressing Ctrl+Break, then DOS
can be exited by the appropriate method as mentioned above.


2) Uninstall SpySweeper from within Windows, using its entry in Control Panel
Add\Remove Programs.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi:

I have two questions related to MS-DOS as follows:

1. What command do I type at the C Prompt to exit MS-DOS in Win98? I have
tried the following and could not exit it: Exit, Close, End, Quit, and ESC.
I finally had to turn the power off to get out of MS-DOS.

2. Can I use MS-DOS to uninstall Webroot's program called Spy Sweeper and if
so can you provide me with the Command line that I would need to uninstall
it? It has an "uninss000.exe" file listed as an Application in the Spy
Sweeper folder. Also here is the program string: C:\Program
Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper.

Thanks and any help with the above questions will greatly be appreciated.

I cannot get a good boot, therefore I cannot access Windows at this point to
delete the Spy Sweeper program. My question is can I uninstall Spy Sweeper
using MS-DOS with the info that I originally posted? I know how to uninstall
if I have Windows running with my desktop.

Thanks

"glee" wrote in message
...
1) How you exit MS-DOS depends upon how you got there.

If you are in a DOS *window* while still running Windows, you type EXIT
and press
Enter.

If you clicked Start Shutdown Restart in MS-DOS Mode, you type EXIT and
press
Enter.

If you booted to an A:\ Prompt using a boot floppy, or if you used the
boot menu to
choose Command Prompt Only, you exit by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete to
restart.

If you started a DOS program while in *any* of those forms of DOS, you
need to use
the specific command for exiting that program first, then use the
appropriate method
as mentioned above, to exit DOS.

Some DOS functions can be cancelled mid-process, by pressing Ctrl+Break,
then DOS
can be exited by the appropriate method as mentioned above.


2) Uninstall SpySweeper from within Windows, using its entry in Control
Panel
Add\Remove Programs.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi:

I have two questions related to MS-DOS as follows:

1. What command do I type at the C Prompt to exit MS-DOS in Win98? I have
tried the following and could not exit it: Exit, Close, End, Quit, and
ESC.
I finally had to turn the power off to get out of MS-DOS.

2. Can I use MS-DOS to uninstall Webroot's program called Spy Sweeper and
if
so can you provide me with the Command line that I would need to
uninstall
it? It has an "uninss000.exe" file listed as an Application in the Spy
Sweeper folder. Also here is the program string: C:\Program
Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper.

Thanks and any help with the above questions will greatly be
appreciated.

"ColTom2" wrote in
:


"glee" wrote in message
...
"ColTom2" wrote in message
...

Hi:

2. Can I use MS-DOS to uninstall Webroot's program called Spy
Sweeper and if
so can you provide me with the Command line that I would need to
uninstall
it? It has an "uninss000.exe" file listed as an Application in the
Spy Sweeper folder. Also here is the program string: C:\Program
Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper.

2) Uninstall SpySweeper from within Windows, using its entry in
Control Panel
Add\Remove Programs.

I cannot get a good boot, therefore I cannot access Windows at this
point to delete the Spy Sweeper program. My question is can I
uninstall Spy Sweeper using MS-DOS with the info that I originally
posted? I know how to uninstall if I have Windows running with my
desktop.


No you can't. However, you can rename the Spy Sweeper folder, making it
impossible for windows to find the program at bootup.

At the command line type:

rename C:\Progra~1\Webroot\SpySwe~1 NoSpy

reboot.
Hopely you can boot to windows now. Rename the folder back, and use the
uninstaller.

I suggest you use Ingeborg's method of renaming the folder, as it is highly unlikely
that the uninstaller will run correctly, if at all, from a DOS boot.

What makes you think that Spysweeper is related to your inability to start Windows?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
I cannot get a good boot, therefore I cannot access Windows at this point to
delete the Spy Sweeper program. My question is can I uninstall Spy Sweeper
using MS-DOS with the info that I originally posted? I know how to uninstall
if I have Windows running with my desktop.

Thanks

"glee" wrote in message
...
1) How you exit MS-DOS depends upon how you got there.

If you are in a DOS *window* while still running Windows, you type EXIT
and press
Enter.

If you clicked Start Shutdown Restart in MS-DOS Mode, you type EXIT and
press
Enter.

If you booted to an A:\ Prompt using a boot floppy, or if you used the
boot menu to
choose Command Prompt Only, you exit by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete to
restart.

If you started a DOS program while in *any* of those forms of DOS, you
need to use
the specific command for exiting that program first, then use the
appropriate method
as mentioned above, to exit DOS.

Some DOS functions can be cancelled mid-process, by pressing Ctrl+Break,
then DOS
can be exited by the appropriate method as mentioned above.


2) Uninstall SpySweeper from within Windows, using its entry in Control
Panel
Add\Remove Programs.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi:

I have two questions related to MS-DOS as follows:

1. What command do I type at the C Prompt to exit MS-DOS in Win98? I have
tried the following and could not exit it: Exit, Close, End, Quit, and
ESC.
I finally had to turn the power off to get out of MS-DOS.

2. Can I use MS-DOS to uninstall Webroot's program called Spy Sweeper and
if
so can you provide me with the Command line that I would need to
uninstall
it? It has an "uninss000.exe" file listed as an Application in the Spy
Sweeper folder. Also here is the program string: C:\Program
Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper.

Thanks and any help with the above questions will greatly be
appreciated.

Thanks to both of you guys!


"glee" wrote in message
...
I suggest you use Ingeborg's method of renaming the folder, as it is highly
unlikely
that the uninstaller will run correctly, if at all, from a DOS boot.

What makes you think that Spysweeper is related to your inability to start
Windows?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
I cannot get a good boot, therefore I cannot access Windows at this point
to
delete the Spy Sweeper program. My question is can I uninstall Spy
Sweeper
using MS-DOS with the info that I originally posted? I know how to
uninstall
if I have Windows running with my desktop.

Thanks

"glee" wrote in message
...
1) How you exit MS-DOS depends upon how you got there.

If you are in a DOS *window* while still running Windows, you type EXIT
and press
Enter.

If you clicked Start Shutdown Restart in MS-DOS Mode, you type EXIT
and
press
Enter.

If you booted to an A:\ Prompt using a boot floppy, or if you used the
boot menu to
choose Command Prompt Only, you exit by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete to
restart.

If you started a DOS program while in *any* of those forms of DOS, you
need to use
the specific command for exiting that program first, then use the
appropriate method
as mentioned above, to exit DOS.

Some DOS functions can be cancelled mid-process, by pressing
Ctrl+Break,
then DOS
can be exited by the appropriate method as mentioned above.


2) Uninstall SpySweeper from within Windows, using its entry in Control
Panel
Add\Remove Programs.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi:

I have two questions related to MS-DOS as follows:

1. What command do I type at the C Prompt to exit MS-DOS in Win98? I
have
tried the following and could not exit it: Exit, Close, End, Quit, and
ESC.
I finally had to turn the power off to get out of MS-DOS.

2. Can I use MS-DOS to uninstall Webroot's program called Spy Sweeper
and
if
so can you provide me with the Command line that I would need to
uninstall
it? It has an "uninss000.exe" file listed as an Application in the Spy
Sweeper folder. Also here is the program string: C:\Program
Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper.

Thanks and any help with the above questions will greatly be
appreciated.

When in the Dos Mode, just type "win". (no quotes).
It will take you into Windows.

That is not a recommended method, for a variety of reasons.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"lennon" wrote in message
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When in the Dos Mode, just type "win". (no quotes).
It will take you into Windows.

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:20:05 -0500, "glee" wrote:

That is not a recommended method, for a variety of reasons.

Care to elaborate, Glen? It's a method I sometimes use (98SE).

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:10:55 +0800, budgie put finger
to keyboard and composed:

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:20:05 -0500, "glee" wrote:

That is not a recommended method, for a variety of reasons.

Care to elaborate, Glen? It's a method I sometimes use (98SE).

I'm curious, too. In my case it's a method I *always* use at every
cold boot.

- Franc Zabkar
--
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