"Cmd" instead of "command" in Win98, Win95 and WinME?

[za105]

I was wondering if you can access CMD in Win98, Win95 and WinME? Could someone maybe write some instructions on exactly how to get to the "cmd" in both Operating Systems as well?

Like: Go to "Start - Program Files - etc."

Basically I'm writing a large free tutorial on general computer stuff, it's written for complete newbies. There's a dos section and I'm explaining different dos commands and features that only work in a cmd session. So, at the beginning of the tutorial I need to explain how to get to the "cmd" for every Operating System from 95 to XP, and I can only do 2000 and XP on my own, I don't have 95, 98 or Windows ME so I can't give detailed instructions.

And it MUST be cmd, not command, because I've already tried a few commands using "command.com" and they don't work in that kind of session, they must be done in "cmd.exe".

My Basic Question: Could someone write instructions on how to get to the cmd in Windows 98, 95 and ME?

Thanks!

mIc | Insidious

 

[realm174]

To use the same example you have used,

cd "c:\My Documents"

will work either way. It's not the fact that you use command.com or cmd.exe that makes the difference. I'm not sure about 2000, but XP does not have a "DOS Mode". it has a dos window that's available, but you can't just reboot in DOS.

Under 9x, you can reboot in DOS, in which case, you are corrent, you are stuck with the 8.3 filenames. If, however, under 9x you open a "Dos prompt" window, then you can use the long filenames just the same.

Confused yet?



Cheers,

Realm174

 

[Jontmke]

realm174 is correct. If the issue is long file names then just use quotes. They do work in XP\2000 too, you just don't need them.

Jon

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. (Bertrand Russell)

 

[MiggyD]

I thought COMMAND was the 16-bit and CMD was 32-bit. I don't recall seeing CMD in NT 3 or 4 until SP6 was added.

Am I wrong?
--MiggyD