http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/ $ en-us Copyright 2003-2005, Talk About Network. All Rights Reserved. 2008-09-07T07:09:56+00:00 TAN rss@talkaboutnetwork.com Discussion hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://tan12.talkaboutnetwork.com/images/spacer.gif http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/ http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28243.html I know 7.10 and 8.00 where not longer standalone versions and because of this there will be no official changelog. Anyone can tell or redirect me to the changes made in 8.00 compared to 7.10? Michael Reichenbach ltReichenbach@[EMAIL... Discussion 2008-08-23T17:57:01+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28237.html I have noticed in the newsgroup mention of xcopy /s /e That is a bit of a contradiction, it does the same as xcopy /e yet somebody that looks like an old batch file guru and pure DOS user, Outsider used that. Is there any reason to do it? Regarding ... jameshanley39 ltjameshanley39@[EMAIL PRO... Discussion 2008-08-20T21:39:54+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28224.html Hi everybody, Who use the compactor SEA-AXE ? It is like lzexe, diet, or pklite almas ltalmas@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt Discussion 2008-08-03T00:26:18+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28220.html I just received a hand-me-down Toshiba Satellite 2545 XCDT laptop and Ive installed MS-DOS 6.21 on it. This laptop has a USB port. Im wondering if I could use the USB port to back up my files to a flash drive? If so, Id be grateful if one of you c... Clueless in Seattle ltspamless.in.seattl... Discussion 2008-08-01T16:30:40+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28199.html My notepad maybe corrupted and I like to know the Exact wording to type in MSDOS dot prompt to extract notepad from Win98SE installation disk. My Win98SE disk is in H drive and any other suggestion or helpful hints will be deeply appreciated. Thank... Jim B ltJimmydud@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt Discussion 2008-07-28T17:03:54+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28196.html Hi folks, I have just uploaded the latest WIP version in the 7.01.08 series of Enhanced DR-DOS. It features a new COLOUR command, similar to the one for CONFIG.SYS but for use on the command line and in batch files. Also, with support for renaming d... Udo Kuhnt lt048321887-0001@[EMAIL PROTEC... Discussion 2008-07-28T04:37:31+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28178.html Just attempted to install 6.22 or a used pc just acquired. Following error message: Boot Sector Write!!! Virus: Continue (y/n)? Would a overwrite of boot sector solve this? I seem to recall reading something on this, but cannot now recall. If so... c__bennett@[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Charles B... Discussion 2008-07-24T20:16:46+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28167.html I would like to compare 2 directories. listing differences. in the sense of. files in one and not the other. directories in one and not the other any ideas? jameshanley39 ltjameshanley39@[EMAIL PRO... Discussion 2008-07-23T22:32:03+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28143.html ======================================= Get A GPS Today At A Low Price!! http://www.GPSTakesYou.com ======================================= GPS Devices www.gpstakesyou.com ======================================= 2X[k \p\)Q\]wCIm ... Morales ltermorales@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt... Discussion 2008-07-16T17:27:15+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28139.html Jawade Henk_Jawade@hotmail.com Is that really the case? Will I have problems trying to run my old MS- DOS 6.22 on a newer laptop. You can run DOSbox on it, a emulation for DOS. The dosbox on my Linux clearly states it is DOS 5.0 Are you aware ... John Savage ltrookswood@[EMAIL PROTECTED... Discussion 2008-07-16T13:24:35+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28135.html Vapaa mukaelma päivän YLE: Ruotsin Oskarshamin pommiepäilyjen pommi varmennettiin. Virannomaiset VAPAUTTIVAT välittömäsati molemmat syylliseksi todetut!))) ... .. ..Kuten sanoin jo aiemmin näyttää EU:n massatuettu ydinvastaisuus etenevän hintaan mi... Teijo Fagerström ltteijo.fagerstrom@[EMA... Discussion 2008-07-14T23:21:30+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28106.html hi simple problem here.. (though I wonder if not so simple for xcopy !) how would I copy all directories beginning with abc ? just the subdirectories immediately below the current one. e.g. A situation C:\BLAH where BLAH has these directori... jameshanley39@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ltjames... Discussion 2008-07-10T07:10:31+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28105.html can you help me remember the dos screen grabber that takes timed shots automatically (every 10 or so seconds) without pressing the hotkeys? the time period can be varied by the user either in the commandline or config file. i used this as late as 200... tikbalang lttikbalang@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-07-09T20:52:47+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28081.html Im a disabled senior who has to spend a good deal of my time lying down these days due to a circulation disorder. And, (perhaps because of my age) I still prefer using MSDOS software. I had a couple of identical old Toshiba 486 laptops that filled t... Clueless in Seattle ltspamless.in.seattl... Discussion 2008-07-04T10:27:24+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28059.html Hi all, does anybody know a good DOS boot CD? or a bootable USB stick? Id like to see an optimally configured DOS (hey, which one?), with NTFS support, Long Filename support, international keyboard support, perhaps 4DOS as CLI, hyperdisk, drivers f... Klaus Meinhard ltK_Meinhard@[EMAIL PROTE... Discussion 2008-06-15T23:40:20+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28047.html Anyone ever tried to run DOS 7.0 on a computer that has 4GB of RAM? It doesnt seem to like it. Specifically, it seems to create a problem with XMS. SMARTDRV wont load, says not enough XMS available, MEM cant tell how much XMS is being used, WFWG 3.1... Claudehl@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Discussion 2008-06-04T01:06:21+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28036.html Retrieving data from a bad 5 1/4 floppy A friend has a 5 inch floppy which has a paper on it that she wrote. She has the paper except for its bibliography. Trying to read the disk in Win98SE, it says that the disk isnt formatted, do I want to forma... mm ltNOPSAMmm2005@[EMAIL PROTECTED] gt Discussion 2008-05-31T01:14:16+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28032.html Host PC WinXP Home SP3 I am trying to get Arachne browser configured under MSDOS6.22 running under Virtual PC 2007. DOS has virtual additions installed and Arachne installed OK too. When I try to configure for a LAN network using the Arachne wizar... Julian Cann ltjulianNOSPAMcann@[EMAIL PR... Discussion 2008-05-26T13:46:15+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28028.html I use the NET GROUP in various scripts to add users into various AD Groups in Windows 2003 (my client is XP SP2) I am having an issue trying to add a group into another group. Here is the command line I am using: net group UBstudents_PBDS UBStudents... rwh@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Discussion 2008-05-16T10:39:26+00:00 http://www.talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/messages/28019.html On Windows I am using TrueCrypt which is working very well. My lowcost notebook is a lot slower and therefore using FreeDOS. I would like to use it as my password database. Therefore is there any up to date (still maintained) and secure encryption ... soerns@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ltsoerns@[EMAI... Discussion 2008-05-12T07:44:54+00:00 Search talkaboutcomputing.com Alt Msdos q http://talkaboutcomputing.com/group/alt.msdos/search.html