how do i copy in dos
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Name: youngster
Date: December 24, 2002 at 12:50:48 Pacific
Subject: how do i copy in dosOS: WIN meCPU/Ram: P3/128 |
Comment: I am unable to boot my computer and navigate through windows. I can boot in safe mode but that did not help me. all i need to do is copy a few files and save them on a floppy before i wipe the hard drive. how do i copy a file from my C: drive to my A: within dos? or can i do it within safe mode? i tryed to drag and drop but it did not work. thanks for the help!
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Response Number 1
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Name: Ronin1
Date: December 24, 2002 at 13:51:27 Pacific
Subject: how do i copy in dos
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Reply: (edit)c:\>cd/directory name
c:\directory name>copy desired filename.ext a:\ Keep in mind that there may be long file names or folder names that dos doesn't support on its own, so you would to use dir directory to find its dos name. As an example, the windows folder "my documents" is "mydocu~1" in basic dos Common short cuts. copy c:\windows\a*.exe a:\ copies all files starting with an "a" that are executables located in the windows directory to A: regardless of current working drive copy *.* a:\ copies all files in current directory to A: provided there is free space to copy them. copy filename.ext a:\ copies the single file desired in the current directory to a:\ adding the \ eliminates the annoying cannot copy a file onto itself or other such dos dribble. HTH
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Response Number 2
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Name: Brian
Date: December 24, 2002 at 13:55:00 Pacific
Subject: how do i copy in dos |
Reply: (edit)When you are at a dos prompt, you need to find the file you want to copy (ex file.123 located on the desktop. copy c:\windows\desktop\file.123 A:) That will take the file from that locationand put it in the A: drive. Make sure there is a space after the file name and the target. c:\copy [source] [target]
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Response Number 3
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Name: DickM
Date: December 25, 2002 at 21:30:24 Pacific
Subject: how do i copy in dos |
Reply: (edit)If this doesn't work, I think the only answer is to get hold of a secondhand copy of Windows 3.1 and try and install it in Dos safe mode. If it does install it will give you a better file manager that will copy the files to a floppy.
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Response Number 5
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Name: gman4dx266
Date: December 28, 2002 at 17:37:13 Pacific
Subject: how do i copy in dos |
Reply: (edit)to break it down...
copy--the copy command *.* or *.sys in your case--All files/folders or all .sys files. c:\windows or windows\system-- destination.
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Put it all together and you get... Copy#*.sys#c:\windows NOTE: I put the # symbol in to indicate a space. hope this helps--Peace Out
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Response Number 6
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Name: DickM
Date: December 28, 2002 at 18:33:09 Pacific
Subject: how do i copy in dos |
Reply: (edit)Well, it looks like DOS :) (Strong cider for my head). I have ME too, and I can't get the Dos Prompt when booting using F8. All I get is four options including Normal Mode and Safe Mode etc. So I'm assuming that's what you have. But how can you wipe the disk if you can't get the dos prompt? If you can, try typing explorer , it might, then again it might not, open the Windows Explorer.
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