Name: Tim R Date: July 29, 1999 at 18:10:54 Pacific Subject: Delete not working? DOS 6.22
Comment:
Well, I downloaded the DOS 6.22 disks that are mentioned lower on this list of problems. I installed, everything seems to be working OK.. EXCEPT: - I can't delete any files! I get one of two errors: "Parse Error 1" or "Too many parameters - [name of delete target]". Is there something I should have in my autoexec.bat or config.sys that I've forgotten? Is there an actual delete.??? file that I should have? (I can't seem to find any.)
- Memmaker will not run correctly. I can get to the part where it reboots, but it doesn't start back up upon reboot.
Del is an internal DOS command and is part of command.com file. Are you using the right syntax to delete a file? The correct syntax is c:\>del filename. If so then your command.com file is probably located in another directory other than the root directory C:\, if this is the case in order to find the file you have to attrib -h command.com in order to find the file, do a DIR COMMAND.COM /S. Then you must specify the path to this file in your CONFIG.SYS FILE, the entry should be: SHELL=C:\DIRECTORY NAME\COMMMAND.COM
OK. I have one copy of command.com, and it is located in my root (C:) directory. I'm using the sytax properly, and I have been referring to the file correctly. My command.com is referenced once in autoexec.bat with a "SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM" line and once in config.sys with a "SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM" line. I've removed both lines in alternating attempts to see what's up, but as of yet, no success. I'm wondering if the file itself may be partially corrupted? copy seems to work okay, likewise dir and ren, but del is for some reason acting squirrelly. If it is corrupted, any pointers on where I may find a non-corrupted command.com for 6.22?
