Changes to a file with plain text editor

If I wanted to change a setting in a file, say AUTOEXEC.BAT using a plain
text editor to make the change,

How would I:

(a) open a command prompt and
(b) open the file for editing?

=?Utf-8?B?WmFreW50aG9z?= wrote in
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If I wanted to change a setting in a file, say AUTOEXEC.BAT using a
plain text editor to make the change,

How would I:

(a) open a command prompt and
(b) open the file for editing?


The simple way is using notepad, which is a plain editor.

But if you want to do it the hard way:
Open command prompt:
Start-Run-Command

Open the file:
edit C:\Autoexec.bat

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:49:04 -0800, Zakynthos
wrote:

If I wanted to change a setting in a file, say AUTOEXEC.BAT using a plain
text editor to make the change,

How would I:

(a) open a command prompt and
(b) open the file for editing?

You don't need to open a command prompt to edit the file.
In Windows Explorer, simply right-click on the file name, and select "edit"

John

You could open the text editor first and browse to open Autoexec.bat,
though you already have a plain text method of opening Autoexec.bat
Use Sysedit.
Start-Run-SYSEDIT

....Alan

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Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, Zakynthos
wrote:

If I wanted to change a setting in a file, say AUTOEXEC.BAT using a plain
text editor to make the change,

How would I:

(a) open a command prompt and
(b) open the file for editing?

Start / Run / SysEdit / OK.

Select AUTOEXEC.BAT
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Zakynthos" wrote in message
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If I wanted to change a setting in a file, say AUTOEXEC.BAT using a plain
text editor to make the change,

How would I:

(a) open a command prompt and
(b) open the file for editing?