harrisxml Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 I want to learn MS DOS so that I may be able to better understand operations occuring on my computer and just incase I ever needed to actually use the archaic thing. If anyone knows of a good site I could pick DOS up from please post. Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Atlantis Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Search Darnit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 get windows 3.11 :p it's just basic command lines like : cd,dir,del others and variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisxml Posted January 11, 2004 Author Share Posted January 11, 2004 Could you guys just please inform me of good commands to view what is running on my computer or other useful comands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alero Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Search Darnit! Why have a message board then? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxBoy Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Why have a message board then? :rolleyes: duh.. what else?! to pick up chicks!! :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Atlantis Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Why have a message board then? :rolleyes: For a last resort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvme Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 just type 'help' in a dos prompt and that'll give you an idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmr Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Could you guys just please inform me of good commands to view what is running on my computer or other useful comands. I don't think you can see a list of what processes are running using dos. In Unix environments there's the 'top' command but I don't think there is anything like that for dos. It's fairly limited in what you can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoSigma Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 learn something useful like Unix instead. You control Unix, Windows/DOS controls you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 i used to be really good with dos but now i always end up typing ls instead of dir :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesardrgn Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Take a Dos class... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syscrash2k Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 i used to be really good with dos but now i always end up typing ls instead of dir :p Yeah, same here :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 :rolleyes: Buy 'DOS for Dummies' at amazon.com or from your local bookstore. And know that Win XP and later OS do not use old MS-DOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Take a Dos class... you can't be serious. besides, what's there to learn about DOS? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebsh Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I don't think you can see a list of what processes are running using dos. In Unix environments there's the 'top' command but I don't think there is anything like that for dos. It's fairly limited in what you can do. yes you can, if you have mem.exe you can use that to get a list if you do mem /c /p to get a complete paged listing.. this was included with all versions of dos that i can remember version 4.0 and later (dont remember much about 3 and earlier) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the Eighty Eighth Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm#02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamz Veteran Posted January 12, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 12, 2004 Could you guys just please inform me of good commands to view what is running on my computer or other useful comands. cd\ dir copy del xcopy tasklist chkdsk regedit etc. etc. you can also write up batch files. e.g. to launch a program, say, samurize, copy and paste the location (inside quotes) into a text file and save it as samurize.bat. then in the command prompt, you can just type "samurize" and it'll launch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychCom Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 first: the commands arnt the same for win 98/3.11 inviorments and win xp/2000. there is a sligthly different code set. secound: in win xp/2000/2003 command line i use these commands regulary: [dont type the <>. the command/command is just to show you different versjons of a command] <> netstat/netstat -n/netstat -a :shows current connections whit dns names/shows current connections ip/shows ALL current ports that windows are listening on and are connected to.. <> ipconfig -all : shows all youre ip configuration <> tasklist/tasklist -svc : shows youre current running processes/shows current files using those processes <> tracert ADDRESS : shows all the nodes that youre pc have to goe true to get to the add on the nett <> nslookup : performs a DNS lookup on a spesific address <> cd.. : goes one directory up <> cd\ : goes to hd root folder <> dir : lists content of directory <> cd FOLDERNAME : opens that folder <> ping ADDRESS : ping thas address and shows you how long time in milisecounds it took to reach the address a hint is to type help or command /help to get a list of common commands. and ones more. if you arnt going to use these command on a "regulare" basis you will forgett them just as fast.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmr Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 i used to be really good with dos but now i always end up typing ls instead of dir :p I got so fed up of doing that I ended up downloading (legally... my uni has the e-academy stuff) Windows Services For Unix... so you get ls, grep, etc in the cmd window on XP. :rofl: Much better :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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