Discussions - microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin

	Single Bootable Disk
	Hello: My LapTop came with 3 system disks. * How can I create a single bootable disk from these 3 disks ? * What DOS command do I have to use this single bootable disk Thanks. By - 9 Feb - 7 new of 7 messages

	Echo., Echo., Echo/, Etc.
	...You could instead try using it because it's the officially documented syntax. By Jonathan de Boyne Pollard - 4 Feb - 10 new of 10 messages

	Welcome to online Windows System Administrator's Forums !!!
	Hello, Have a look at the online discussion board for Windows System Administrators here at [link] I invite you to become a member of [link] now and ask any questions on your system administration barriers on Windows based environment, Share your valuable knowledge, Help others to solve their... more » By Manu - 2 Feb - 1 new of 1 message

	Bash equivalent of cmd /k switch
	My question is, is there a bash equivalent of the cmd.exe /k switch that can be used to execute a command and then remain open? No. Probably because bash isn't the right tool for that job. [...] Note that CMD.EXE opens a GUI text window, executes commands in it, and closes it again; there is no direct... more » By Jonathan de Boyne Pollard - 28 Jan - 2 new of 2 messages

	Can I hidden the coding of the batch file?
	Is there any method to "hidden" the coding inside the batch file? If you are using 4NT or Take Command, the BATCOMP command <[link]> does pretty much what you want. Or simply speaking, I want the .bat file just like .exe, people cannot see the code inside .exe, right?... more » By Jonathan de Boyne Pollard - 27 Jan - 1 new of 1 message

Copying hidden and system files

Now copy the hidden file c:\boot.ini to a floppy disk or a flash disk (e.g. with "type E:\boot.ini > F:\). That should be type E:\boot.ini > F:\boot.ini, of course. The reason for using TYPE instead of just ordinary COPY, by the way, is that the file has the hidden attribute. The COPY built-in to Microsoft's CMD won't copy such files. If you are using a... more »

By Jonathan de Boyne Pollard - 27 Jan - 3 new of 3 messages

	question on a cool script
	One thing I love about IT. no matter how long you do it (over 16 yrs for me) or how good you think you are (with .cmd .bat files) you can always learn something ... So today I'm ready to learn! Found a cool script today using this code. for /F "delims=" %%a in ('schtasks /query /v /fo:list ^\| findstr /i... more » By Stel - 26 Jan - 2 new of 2 messages

	Stupid question (bear with me): copy file
	...The COPY command. Because, in part, I wrote one. Two, in fact. (-: By Jonathan de Boyne Pollard - 26 Jan - 11 new of 11 messages

	Xcopy - "M" switch question
	This is probably considered OT for this group, but I didn't see where else to ask it, [...] microsoft.public.win2000.cmdpr ompt.admin and alt.msdos.batch.nt I have this command: xcopy c:\MyFiles\. F:\Backup\. /S /Y /M (there are a lot of sub-folders) But it backs up the entire contents of... more » By Jonathan de Boyne Pollard - 24 Jan - 1 new of 1 message

	Killing a child process of NTVDM.exe without killing NTVDM.exe itself
	Hi guys and girls, I'm looking for a way to kill a 16 bit application from a script without actually killing ntvdm.exe. There are other applications that do not need killed that are running under ntvdm, but I need to target a specific one. By tristin.colby@gmail.com - 22 Jan - 2 new of 2 messages