Re: Anyone Know DOS Here?

From: Jim B (Jimmydud_at_abcdnet.net)
Date: 07/22/04


Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:34:19 -0600

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:06:02 -0700, David H. Lipman
<DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:

Sorry, Netcop I did know you own this newsgroup!

There are time even you need help and didn't know where to start.
I'm desperate trying to find ways remove unwanted files/viruses/whatever that
generated in my computer. One could come here to look for software solution,
suggestion from netter's or maybe write your own program if you are smart
enough. I choose to write a simple scripts in DOS, and I encounter problems. And
that's what I did, I start here.

Please be nice and not everyone are as smart as you.

>-As I indicated previously...
>
>NEITHER of the two News Groups are apropos to DOS Scripting.
>
>As to the Command Interpreter in WinXP - there are TWO different ones that work differently (interpret sysntax).
>CMD.EXE
>COMMAND.COM
>
>Now PLEASE take this (Off Topic) discussion to an appropriate News Group. It does NOT belong in a MS Virus News Group.
>
>Dave
>
>
>
>
>"Philip Herlihy" wrote:
>
>> True, XP doesn't have a "real" DOS but there is a DOS-like command prompt
>> environment. Moreover, "Windows Scripting" is infinitely more powerful,
>> once you get your head around the "wrapper". TechNet are running a week of
>> webcasts on Windows Scripting this week, and there are vast resources on the
>> MS website on the subject.
>>
>> See
>> http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032256426&Culture=en-US
>> (webcast available on demand), or
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>> and especially:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/tools/wmimatic.mspx
>>
>> --
>> ####################
>> ## PH, London
>> ####################
>> "Bob Troll" <fluffy@farmyard.com> wrote in message
>> news:3UlLc.39923$eH1.18928755@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
>> > I'm an old batch file writer from way back. PLS is correct in saying this
>> > would work in Win9x and I added it to my autoexec.bat file when I used 98.
>> > The trouble with XP is there is no DOS, plus if your drive is partitioned
>> > NTFS you are doubly screwed because DOS doesn't know what a NTFS file
>> system
>> > is or how to make use of it in any case.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>



Relevant Pages

  • Re: Scripting: which one to learn?
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  • Re: Scripting: which one to learn?
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    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
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  • Re: Anyone Know DOS Here?
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    (microsoft.public.security.virus)