   cmd.exe doesnt like me
  I save all my files to the third partition on my hard drive, drive "e:\" but when I enter "cd E:\" into the command prompt it just starts again with the "C:\>" and blinking cursor. Trying to access any other letter drive other than A or C gives an error but E just issues no error or otherwise... Am I doing something incorrectly? 
  Yes. You not know how to use a DOS or DOS+Windows command prompt. I would suggest getting a beginners guide (to DOS).In the mean time, type E: and press enter to switch the E drive. ;  You should switch DOS over to English-Interpretation mode.To do this, you need to change the "format" that the commands use. Type "FORMAT C:" to enable English-Interpretation formatting on drive C. ;quote:Original post by Zorodius   You should switch DOS over to English-Interpretation mode.To do this, you need to change the "format" that the commands use. Type "FORMAT C:" to enable English-Interpretation formatting on drive C.   Ha.EDITOf and thank you Michalson. The funny thing is I'm pretty familiar with, inasmuch as I hav eto be to compile and a few other things, but somehow that eluded me. PErhaps a good investment in any event. Well, it works and my mud server is up! Huzzah!   [edited by - kordova on August 3, 2003 10:35:49 PM];  DOS for Dummies. I looked through it, and it helps. DOS is easy. Once you get the hang of it. I only use 8.3 format.   Scott SimontisC++ Programmer ;quote:Original post by Village Specialton  DOS for Dummies. I looked through it, and it helps. DOS is easy. Once you get the hang of it. I only use 8.3 format. Funny thing is I had the DFD book a while ago but gave it to someone else. I know all the commands I need to and the fact that xp has a huge listing on it should''ve come to mind as well... What can I say? I''m bright. ;  I can''t believe someone would be able to find an OS as brain dead stupid as DOS to be hard to work. Outside of the extended memory-management stupidities, there''s no reason it shouldn''t still be being used. Microsoft is stupid for trying to shove the command-prompt into the back of the OS and hide it under layers of menus. ;quote:Original post by Ravuya   I can't believe someone would be able to find an OS as brain dead stupid as DOS to be hard to work. Outside of the extended memory-management stupidities, there's no reason it shouldn't still be being used. Microsoft is stupid for trying to shove the command-prompt into the back of the OS and hide it under layers of menus.   The NT family isn't built off DOS at all, they're not just "hiding it under layers of menus."Type command /? (as in, format /?) to bring up a helpful listing for various commands. That way, you can have a little refresher on super-intuitive commands like "dir /o:es/p > nul"   EDIT: Also, type color 0f (that's a zero) so your eyes don't start bleeding after using the command prompt for more than a minute. And don't use the run -> command option to launch the command line, it puts you into a different type of command prompt where nothing works and keystrokes show up only after being relayed to the CPU by carrier pigeon."Last time, I asked: 'What does mathematics mean to you?' And some people answered: 'The manipulation of numbers, the manipulation of structures.' And if I had asked what music means to you, would you have answered: 'The manipulation of notes?'" - S. Lang  [edited by - Zorodius on August 4, 2003 1:38:44 AM];quote:Original post by kordova   I save all my files to the third partition on my hard drive, drive "e:\" but when I enter "cd E:\" into the command prompt it just starts again with the "C:\>" and blinking cursor. Trying to access any other letter drive other than A or C gives an error but E just issues no error or otherwise... Am I doing something incorrectly?   You need to specify the /d parameter. Example:cd /d E: Qui fut tout, et qui ne fut rienInvader's Realm [edited by - Invader X on August 4, 2003 1:36:41 AM]