Guide To Running Ms-dos Programs!

Step 1 - Find the dos pathname and filename.

To do this right click on the folders name, click properties.
Now where it says dos name use that for your dos path.
Example: cd c:\myshar~1 http://www.angelfire.com/alt/kazaaho...ns/screen1.jpg
Before proceding: Repeat this step except right click on the file instead.
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Notice to Windows ME/2000/NT/XP Users:
You can skip this step and use the regular program path and filename!

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Step 2 - Go to regular dos command prompt window.

On your start menu, somewhere there should be a shortcut to MS-Dos Prompt.
If your using Windows ME/2000/NT/XP, it on a submenu and called COMMAND Prompt. http://www.angelfire.com/alt/kazaaho...ns/screen3.jpg
Click That
Type cd c:\(your program path) or for kazaa lite cd c:\myshar~1
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Step 3 - Running the program.

Type the ms-dos filename for the program
Example program.exe http://www.angelfire.com/alt/kazaaho...ns/screen5.jpg

Step 4 - Using program.

Depending on the program, most of the time when you run the program it will
list some paremeters. Reading the readme from the program usually helps out
with use. Sorry, I can't help with any more because dos progs vary in many way and is nearly impossible to discribe a generic guide.

Hope it helps some people!

*cough*GAY*cough*

:lol: :lol: im just joking, thats a good guide

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Originally posted by TheFilePirater@29 October 2003 - 19:06
:lol: :lol: im just joking, thats a good guide

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thanks

Wow Dos the good old day's have a look here if you want to know the history of it.

For people who haven't used it the ~ in myshar~1 was because you could only do 8 digits in dos so windows finds it as that instead of myshared etc.

http://www.oldos.org/dos.php :D

is your guide aimed more at win 9x machines since the shell with nt machines uses long file names. ;)

go to run and type
command

this will give you an old style dos prompt. B)

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Originally posted by 4play@29 October 2003 - 20:40
is your guide aimed more at win 9x machines since the shell with nt machines uses long file names. ;)

go to run and type
command

this will give you an old style dos prompt. B)

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yeah but i just updated it so it people don't do useless steps when they have Windows ME/2000/NT/XP

Can't believe there is a guide for this! :P But good effort :)

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Originally posted by cwctv@30 October 2003 - 00:30
Wow Dos the good old day's have a look here if you want to know the history of it.

For people who haven't used it the ~ in myshar~1 was because you could only do 8 digits in dos so windows finds it as that instead of myshared etc.

http://www.oldos.org/dos.php :D

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ah finally got some facts straight :) thx for it...

DWk

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Originally posted by DWk+30 October 2003 - 00:35--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DWk @ 30 October 2003 - 00:35)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-cwctv@30 October 2003 - 00:30
Wow Dos the good old day&#39;s have a look here if you want to know the history of it.

For people who haven&#39;t used it the ~ in myshar~1 was because you could only do 8 digits in dos so windows finds it as that instead of myshared&nbsp; etc.

http://www.oldos.org/dos.php&nbsp; :D

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ah finally got some facts straight :) thx for it...

DWk [/b][/quote]
Hey, what&#39;s with the comment cause everything I said is true about this.

Ohhhh, i remember those days were i used to play my favorite games using D.O.S., Keen, Wolf 3d, MK, Stunt, Prince Of Percia etc...

Its a shame New kids dont even now what D.O.S. is.. :ph34r: :(

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Originally posted by Cygnuz-Y@30 October 2003 - 16:52
Ohhhh, i remember those days were i used to play my favorite games using D.O.S., Keen, Wolf 3d, MK, Stunt, Prince Of Percia etc...

Its a shame New kids dont even now what D.O.S. is.. :ph34r: :(

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Some people need help running the dos programs I thought I would post a guide.

Nice guide... but now can you explain how to properly run DOS on XP ? &#39;cause XP has its own &#39;new&#39; version of DOS which sucks, it makes everything lag and takes up 99% system resources, so for example, i can&#39;t program in C while doing something else in Windows... any suggestions ?

cborga1985
It&#39;s great well done its just some people didn&#39;t know about

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For people who haven&#39;t used it the ~ in myshar~1 was because you could only do 8 digits in dos so windows finds it as that instead of myshared etc.

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And thats because people don&#39;t use Dos much these days and I was just pointing out what "~" meant,keep up the good work,thanks.

I remember the YTS I went to sho3wed us how to programme games on the D O S,
I made one with all these buildings and a fighter plane coming down shooting them and knocking them down.

Aaaahhhh those were the good old days. :)

ya the day... wait im 13 holy crap i use d.o.s.&#39;s command prompt thing&#33;&#33;&#33;

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Originally posted by Ynhockey
Nice guide... but now can you explain how to properly run DOS on XP ? &#39;cause XP has its own &#39;new&#39; version of DOS which sucks, it makes everything lag and takes up 99% system resources, so for example, i can&#39;t program in C while doing something else in Windows... any suggestions ?

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try typing command and using that dos prompt instead. ;)

no matter how much redmond like to waffle on about how how xp is built on the nt kernal it is still dos under there really.