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3 things a user does in Dos but not GUI

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Name: Nash
Date: April 29, 2002 at 14:39:01 Pacific
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Do anyone know 3 things a computer user can do in dos but not in the GUI



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Response Number 1
Name: Tim
Date: April 29, 2002 at 14:59:34 Pacific
Reply:

FDISK, FORMAT C: and DELete the files on which the GUI works, if you wanted only 3.


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Response Number 2
Name: W0rm
Date: April 29, 2002 at 16:07:54 Pacific
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you can delete/create partitions all you want within windows.
- W0rm
- http://dos.li5.org


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Response Number 3
Name: PC Freak
Date: April 29, 2002 at 18:47:21 Pacific
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You can also format your hard drive from Windows if you wanted to.


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Response Number 4
Name: drjenus
Date: April 29, 2002 at 23:38:02 Pacific
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1>alter the master boot record
2>run an msdos based program
3>delete windows

every thing else you can do in windows

drjenus


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Response Number 5
Name: PC Freak
Date: April 30, 2002 at 00:36:21 Pacific
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You can't run MS-DOS programs? Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but one way of altering the master boot record is if something else has messed with it and you then run a Norton AntiVirus scan. It'll tell you something was changed and ask if you want to change it back. But I guess you can't go and alter it yourself for any reason when you are in Windows.


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Response Number 6
Name: the computer expert
Date: April 30, 2002 at 10:06:18 Pacific
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You can not un-read only all files and all files in subdirectories in one quick shot inside windows.

attrib -r *.* /s

-the computer expert


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Response Number 7
Name: dan
Date: April 30, 2002 at 10:47:50 Pacific
Reply:

I still use the command prompt to quickly delete files-
del *.tmp
in GIU-
Click on type to get 'em all together.
Click on first one then shift click on last one to select 'em.
Hit Delete key.
Click OK you are sure.


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Response Number 8
Name: W0rm
Date: April 30, 2002 at 22:35:58 Pacific
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you *can* alter the MBR. go download my disk editor (WDe) and see for yourself, hehe.
- W0rm
- http://dos.li5.org


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Response Number 9
Name: Wengier
Date: May 1, 2002 at 08:11:27 Pacific
Reply:

You can't run some DOS-based programs,
like UNDELETE,XMSDSK and etc.


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Response Number 10
Name: the computer expert
Date: May 1, 2002 at 11:26:08 Pacific
Reply:

setup a ramdrive.


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Response Number 11
Name: IBM486dx33
Date: May 2, 2002 at 11:52:23 Pacific
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Also, run an external CD drive without Windows software, simply through using the DOS drivers
. Windows external CD software sucks, especially when my drive predates 9x

IBM


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Response Number 12
Name: DaveStL
Date: May 3, 2002 at 10:53:22 Pacific
Reply:

Well, it depends on exactly what you mean by GUI vs. DOS. GUI means Graphical User Interface, all it does is translate the signals from your input device (mouse, pen, etc.), so it could be argued that anything you do in Windows using the Run command or in the Command Prompt window is not being done in GUI because you're actually circumventing the GUI to do it.

8^)


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Response Number 13
Name: fred6008
Date: May 5, 2002 at 03:13:02 Pacific
Reply:

Because of the RUN command you can type any exe and run it, so the point is probably that there are not three things you cannot do from a GUI. But I will start the ball rolling with one:
1. You can't type WIN and load windows.


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Response Number 14
Name: George
Date: May 5, 2002 at 18:41:09 Pacific
Reply:

Okay. I'd like to know how you can format your HDD from within Windows. I say it can't be done.


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Response Number 15
Name: Miskva
Date: May 16, 2002 at 07:05:46 Pacific
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you cannot run *ANY* 'smartcopy' function from win-explorer, ex. auto-copy only newer files (xcopy)


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Response Number 16
Name: David Comeau
Date: June 12, 2002 at 21:37:02 Pacific
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1. You can't utilize mouse functions and subroutines in a IDE programming environment under Windows.

2. You can't run those legacy DOS games under Windows. [Example: Crusader: No Remorse, Crusader: No Regret (BTW...Does anyone have a copy of Crusader: No Regret they're willing to part with or copy for me?]

3. You don't have to worry *as much* about the kernel crashing as much as in Windows. I have yet to see a text message tell me "Unexpected page fault in IO.SYS," or "Fatal exception 0E in COMMAND.COM".

Those are the good things about DOS. Solid, reliable. You want a GUI in DOS? Make your own! Or use DOSSHELL. Just none of that graphical bull.

[Viewed in NetTamer for DOS!!!]


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