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edit.com (just for fun)
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:07:08 Pacific OS: Windows 7 enterprise CPU/Ram: 2.8 dual/3gb Subcategory: General
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Installed 7 yesterday. Opened up command prompt and typed edit.com. Sure enough, it worked. Why has M$ continued to include this text editor in their OS's? Especially with a slew of better and more advanced editors available. It was kind of nice seeing that it is still there--nostalgia, but seriously, why? I mean I guess it is nice for troubleshooting purposes, but I dunno why it is still around. As you can probably tell, I am very bored right now, lol. ~winipcfg
Please sit back and relax while Windows 98 installs on your computer.
Name: Razor2.3 Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:12:36 Pacific
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C:\Windows>dir /s /b edit.com
File Not Found
C:\Windows>edit
'edit' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Windows>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7100]
C:\Windows>
I have no idea what you're talking about. :V
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Response Number 2
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:15:52 Pacific
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C:\Users\Win7>edit.com
C:\Users\Win7>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600] works for me! I do have a different version, though.
Please sit back and relax while Windows 98 installs on your computer.
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Response Number 3
Name: Razor2.3 Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:21:44 Pacific
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Well, there's a reason why I used the :V emote.
My version of Win7 is x64
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Response Number 4
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:33:45 Pacific
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Razor- I think I figured it out. You are running a 64-bit version of 7. Mine is 32-bit. I imaging the support for 16-bit apps is extremely limited on a 64 bit os.
Please sit back and relax while Windows 98 installs on your computer.
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Response Number 5
Name: Razor2.3 Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:39:34 Pacific
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I imaging the support for 16-bit apps is extremely limited on a 64 bit os. Nonexistent, to be exact.
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Response Number 6
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:44:59 Pacific
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There are workarounds (Sun VirtualBox).
Please sit back and relax while Windows 98 installs on your computer.
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Response Number 7
Name: Razor2.3 Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:55:44 Pacific
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 17:28:47 Pacific
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Like I said, this is just for fun lol. It is completely unfeasable to use vm to run edit. I was just being argumentative. Boredom is really setting in.
ASCII question, get an ANSI
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Response Number 9
Name: jefro Date: October 6, 2009 at 18:00:19 Pacific
Reply:
See if you have debug also. One of the most powerful tools ever.
Playing to the angels Les Paul (1915-2009)
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Response Number 10
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 19:19:28 Pacific
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Jefro- Yes, debug is intact. I never use it really. I use TASM for my assembly.
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