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Old September 19th 06, 03:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
David
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Default MS DOS commands

Remember MS DOS?
I have a new computer (Win-XP), but I still keep my old one going (W98se).
I'm having troubles with my W98se one. Basically, Windows Explorer is not
functioning correctly... sometimes not at all! I've posted questions about
that, but the thread has been lost/deleted.
I'm hoping I can "skin the cat" another way... using DOS.

Q1. How do find out which version of DOS I have?
Remember I'm running Windows 98se.
Does that mean it must be using DOS X.X ?
Q2. Where can I find a DOS "refresher tutorial"?
I need to bone up on commands.
Q3. Is there a "directory tree" command... TREE or XTREE?

Thx
David
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Old September 20th 06, 12:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
RobertVA
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Default MS DOS commands

David wrote:
Remember MS DOS?
I have a new computer (Win-XP), but I still keep my old one going (W98se).
I'm having troubles with my W98se one. Basically, Windows Explorer is not
functioning correctly... sometimes not at all! I've posted questions about
that, but the thread has been lost/deleted.
I'm hoping I can "skin the cat" another way... using DOS.

Q1. How do find out which version of DOS I have?
Remember I'm running Windows 98se.
Does that mean it must be using DOS X.X ?
Q2. Where can I find a DOS "refresher tutorial"?
I need to bone up on commands.
Q3. Is there a "directory tree" command... TREE or XTREE?

Thx
David


1) The VER command

2) http://www.easydos.com/dosindex.html
http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

3) As listed on pages mentioned above, the TREE command.
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Old September 20th 06, 05:53 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
glee
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Default MS DOS commands

"RobertVA" wrote in message
...
David wrote:
Remember MS DOS?
I have a new computer (Win-XP), but I still keep my old one going (W98se).
I'm having troubles with my W98se one. Basically, Windows Explorer is not
functioning correctly... sometimes not at all! I've posted questions about that,
but the thread has been lost/deleted.
I'm hoping I can "skin the cat" another way... using DOS.

Q1. How do find out which version of DOS I have?
Remember I'm running Windows 98se.
Does that mean it must be using DOS X.X ?
Q2. Where can I find a DOS "refresher tutorial"?
I need to bone up on commands.
Q3. Is there a "directory tree" command... TREE or XTREE?

Thx
David


1) The VER command


I don't think the VER command will give you the version of DOS, but rather the
version of Windows, on a Win9x system.....evn if you boot to Command Prompt Only. I
may be wrong and I don't have my 98 system on right now. AFAIR Win98 had DOS 7.1
embedded.


2) http://www.easydos.com/dosindex.html
http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

3) As listed on pages mentioned above, the TREE command.


TREE is not incuded with later versions of DOS, though if you have a copy from an
earlier version it still works.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

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Old September 20th 06, 07:46 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
RobertVA
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Default MS DOS commands

glee wrote:
"RobertVA" wrote in message
...
David wrote:
Remember MS DOS?
I have a new computer (Win-XP), but I still keep my old one going
(W98se).
I'm having troubles with my W98se one. Basically, Windows Explorer
is not functioning correctly... sometimes not at all! I've posted
questions about that, but the thread has been lost/deleted.
I'm hoping I can "skin the cat" another way... using DOS.

Q1. How do find out which version of DOS I have?
Remember I'm running Windows 98se.
Does that mean it must be using DOS X.X ?
Q2. Where can I find a DOS "refresher tutorial"?
I need to bone up on commands.
Q3. Is there a "directory tree" command... TREE or XTREE?

Thx
David


1) The VER command


I don't think the VER command will give you the version of DOS, but
rather the version of Windows, on a Win9x system.....evn if you boot to
Command Prompt Only. I may be wrong and I don't have my 98 system on
right now. AFAIR Win98 had DOS 7.1 embedded.


2) http://www.easydos.com/dosindex.html
http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

3) As listed on pages mentioned above, the TREE command.


TREE is not incuded with later versions of DOS, though if you have a
copy from an earlier version it still works.


TREE.COM is available as part of the OLDDOS download too
Microsoft Knowledgebase Article ID: 135315 has a link. See the section
marked "How to Download CD-ROM Extras from Online Services". You may
need to use Internet Explorer to get the section of the article with the
links.

Article Title:
CD-ROM Extras for Microsoft Windows 95 Upgrade

Downloading might not be necessary though, as SOME Windows 9x
installation CDs had the OLDDOS.EXE file on them. My Windows 98 Upgrade
CD has the olddos file on it.

The file properties and windows 98 "System Information" don't contradict
the "Windows 98.4.10.1998" that the VER command reports, but Microsoft
Knowledgebase article 188795 does mention DOS version 7.0 in connection
with "Windows 98 Standard Edition".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_DOS_Comparison

Somebody must have changed their mind. TREE.COM works in my Windows XP
Home SP2 and I don't recall copying it from the expanded OLDDOS folder
to the directory where Command prompt external commands are located. I
had made a brief test to see if the QBASIC.EXE (also in olddos) would
load in XP.
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Old September 21st 06, 05:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
glee
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Posts: 2,458
Default MS DOS commands

TREE was brought back in WinXP. :-)
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"RobertVA" wrote in message
...
glee wrote:
"RobertVA" wrote in message
...
David wrote:
Remember MS DOS?
I have a new computer (Win-XP), but I still keep my old one going (W98se).
I'm having troubles with my W98se one. Basically, Windows Explorer is not
functioning correctly... sometimes not at all! I've posted questions about
that, but the thread has been lost/deleted.
I'm hoping I can "skin the cat" another way... using DOS.

Q1. How do find out which version of DOS I have?
Remember I'm running Windows 98se.
Does that mean it must be using DOS X.X ?
Q2. Where can I find a DOS "refresher tutorial"?
I need to bone up on commands.
Q3. Is there a "directory tree" command... TREE or XTREE?

Thx
David

1) The VER command


I don't think the VER command will give you the version of DOS, but rather the
version of Windows, on a Win9x system.....evn if you boot to Command Prompt Only.
I may be wrong and I don't have my 98 system on right now. AFAIR Win98 had DOS
7.1 embedded.


2) http://www.easydos.com/dosindex.html
http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

3) As listed on pages mentioned above, the TREE command.


TREE is not incuded with later versions of DOS, though if you have a copy from an
earlier version it still works.


TREE.COM is available as part of the OLDDOS download too
Microsoft Knowledgebase Article ID: 135315 has a link. See the section marked "How
to Download CD-ROM Extras from Online Services". You may need to use Internet
Explorer to get the section of the article with the links.

Article Title:
CD-ROM Extras for Microsoft Windows 95 Upgrade

Downloading might not be necessary though, as SOME Windows 9x installation CDs had
the OLDDOS.EXE file on them. My Windows 98 Upgrade CD has the olddos file on it.

The file properties and windows 98 "System Information" don't contradict the
"Windows 98.4.10.1998" that the VER command reports, but Microsoft Knowledgebase
article 188795 does mention DOS version 7.0 in connection with "Windows 98
Standard Edition". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_DOS_Comparison

Somebody must have changed their mind. TREE.COM works in my Windows XP Home SP2
and I don't recall copying it from the expanded OLDDOS folder to the directory
where Command prompt external commands are located. I had made a brief test to see
if the QBASIC.EXE (also in olddos) would load in XP.


 




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