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What is wrong, experts only please
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Name: Rik
Date: December 19, 2000 at 18:49:13 Pacific
Subject: What is wrong, experts only please |
Comment: Windows on my computer has stopped functioining, but I want to back up some of my files. The only files that I want to save were in a hidden directory. I have no clue how to unhide a directory in DOS, so please tell me. It says i have dos version Windows 95 [4.00.1111] Isn't there a DOS 6.0 out? What is up with this, please tell me.
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Response Number 1
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Name: Ex Perts Lonely Sne
Date: December 19, 2000 at 19:42:27 Pacific
Subject: What is wrong, experts only please
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Reply: (edit)Use the Attrib command. Navigate to the Directory that has the Hidden Directory in it and type... Attrib -H DirName Be sure and use the true name of the directory and not DirName in the example shown above. If the name is longer than 8 letters, then you need to enclose the name in quotes like this... Attrib -H "My Hidden Directory" If there are Hidden files in the Hidden Directory then use Attrib like this instead. Attrib -H DirName /S That way you unhide the Directory and the Files within it at the same time. Type Attrib /? and you will get a screen showing you the Syntax and Switches used with the Attrib command.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Person
Date: December 19, 2000 at 19:49:33 Pacific
Subject: What is wrong, experts only please
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Reply: (edit)The command "DIR /A" will allow you to see all objects in the current directory, including any hidden files or sub-directories.
To un-hide a directory use the command "ATTRIB -H (Directory Name)" be sure that Attrib.exe is available for use.
I hope this will help you.
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Response Number 3
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Name: DoOMsdAY
Date: December 20, 2000 at 03:35:53 Pacific
Subject: What is wrong, experts only please
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Reply: (edit)In what method are you able to boot into your machine? The above answers assume that either a) you have a boot disk with "attrib" on it, or b) that you're booting into Windows and then opening a DOS box (due to the use of quotes for long filename support in the first reply.) I am guessing you're booting in via F8 followed by the option "command prompt". If that's so, then to use attrib you will first need to type "path=c:\windows\command [Enter]" to tell the Operating System where to locate attrib. If you're booting in with a boot disk and don't have attrib on it, you can type the same thing as soon as you finish booting to the A:\ prompt (assuming your boot disk is the same version as your Windows installation.) Probably the easiest way to do this is to download a boot disk from www.bootdisk.com (a 98 boot disk would do nicely), extract (not copy) it to a floppy disk and boot with that. I do believe the one on the Micron web site comes with attrib and xcopy (a handy way to copy a lot of files and maintain directory structures, etc.) and other such utilities in the disk image - which would save a lot of trouble of figuring out your present situation. Well, that was my two cents...
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Response Number 4
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Name:
Date: December 20, 2000 at 14:40:51 Pacific
Subject: What is wrong, experts only please
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Reply: (edit)Windows 95 [4.00.1111] refers to Windows 95B OSR2 or [Windows 4.00 rel 1111] if you want to know what the enclosed code is!
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Response Number 5
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Name: phil
Date: December 21, 2000 at 12:20:44 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)thanks (Whoever you are) I always wanted to know what 4.00 was about. Does that mean Windows 95 is realy Windows 4.0?
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