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manmbaye

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    windows 7 command prompt
    « on: October 09, 2012, 04:45:22 PM »
    Hi, I am a tiny beginner and I need everyone help.
    Here is my problem: I am trying to run windows 7 in command prompt mode just like in MS-DOS -since Windows 7 doesn't have MS-DOS -but I quickly found out that edit command isn't recognise and I can neither find a way to copy a file from one subdirectory to another. Is there any computer nerd capable of getting me out of this well please?
    HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Re: windows 7 command prompt
    « Reply #1 on: November 13, 2012, 01:17:26 PM »
    most likely a waste of time but try.....


    copy /?

    it should give you a list of commands
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    Re: windows 7 command prompt
    « Reply #2 on: November 13, 2012, 01:37:00 PM »
    The last Windows OS to be built on a DOS kernel was Windows 98.
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    Re: windows 7 command prompt
    « Reply #3 on: November 13, 2012, 06:54:13 PM »
    I just used both edit and copy in the Command Prompt window in my Windows 7 system and they worked.  Perhaps you need to review the syntax for your DOS commands.

    Edit: This reference might be helpful: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/commandlinereference/tp/dos-commands.htm
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    Re: windows 7 command prompt
    « Reply #4 on: November 13, 2012, 07:17:31 PM »
    Quote from: soybean on November 13, 2012, 06:54:13 PM
    I just used both edit and copy in the Command Prompt window in my Windows 7 system and they worked.  Perhaps you need to review the syntax for your DOS commands.

    Edit: This reference might be helpful: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/commandlinereference/tp/dos-commands.htm

    The edit and edlin commands are only available in 32-bit windows. Copy is always there though.
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