I need some simple cmd help

[Rambaron]

I'm not too familiar with the command prompt, so I’m having a problem which you geniuses will probably find petty. I’m running windows XP with a home network using a Cable DSL router. My problem is that when I try and use Start/Run/cmd it starts in C:\Documents and Settings\Kyle and for some reason I can’t access C:/ or any folders in C:/ including program files etc. Immediate assistance is needed.

Thanks,

 

[vacunita]

What do you mean you can access C:?

What happens if you type

cd\

at the prompt?

What happens if you type ?

dir C:\

If you could be a little more specific maybe we can help you better

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[electronicsfreak]

how are you trying to access them? are you on administrator account?

using the right command such as:

cd (change directory)

cd c
cd documents and settings
cd kyle
etc....

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[BionicJohn]

Try this:

Start -> Run

Enter: %Windir%\Help\ntcmds.chm and click OK.

All the commands are listed there.

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[jessicatechy]

type "cd .." a few times (without the quotes) until you get to the root directory (c

 

[Rambaron]

Thanks for the help I managed to get to C: I am trying to extract a file using BSDTAR, and when I try and extract it “C:\program files\gnuwin32\bin>bsdtar –xf c:\downloads znt” it says Error opening archive: Failed to open ‘c:\downloads’ : Permission denied. Anyone know how to fix this? is it caused by the network?

 

[vacunita]

So your are trying to extract a file from [blue]C:\Program Files\gnuwin32\bin[/blue] to [blue]C:\downloads.[/blue]

Right?

What is the correct syhntax for bsdtar? if you type

bsdtar /?

What does it come back with?
Based on what you typed, i can't figure out which file it is you want to open?



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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

 

[Rambaron]

HA! Silly me, I got it working, thanks for all the help, really apreciate it. Now that its done and I have the time, i'll read up on how do acually use cmd so I'll never have to ask again.

 

[vacunita]

Care to share what was wrong with it, so anybody with the same problem can solve it?

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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.