opening a system file?

[unlovedwarrior]

how would i go about opening a system file (.sys)

[Neil]

1. Try notepad.
2. What are you up to?

[unlovedwarrior]

oh nothing.. just playing with stuff..

im waiting for my cds and when i get them im going to play with stuff so i can learn more about windows and then reformat..


its in a language i dont understand. maybe a complier would decode it?

[Neil]

Compilers compile, not decompile, I believe

Just opening a random system file = waste of time, to be honest.

[unlovedwarrior]

then how do i learn about the operating systems?? without breaking it down into code.

[Neil]

Go to university

You've only just started learning C++... don't run before you can walk.

[GX1_Man]

Don't ever edit a system file.

Computer Stuff 101 class.

[unlovedwarrior]

i get bored... im going to a four  yr in about 2 yrs after i get done with my local jc

[patio]

I can send you a pretty dangerous hex editor if you really want to screw things up...

[unlovedwarrior]

could you.. i got an old machine i can play with..

[Neil]

If you don't know what you are doing there is no point. If you must mess around, get an old computer and learn how to edit config.sys and autoexec.bat

[unlovedwarrior]

i do have an old computer set aside for my experiments. its an old gateway and i have the cds so when i do screw it up i can reformat.