Functionality you never knew about
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| Ok windows is great, but sometimes you
need to dive into the dinosaur called DOS (Disk
Operating System) you know the thing windows was built
out of. The bad thing is it's black and white and the
prompt C:\> REALLY gets old! The default prompt is
C>, but most people have their prompt look like
C:\>.
Well you can add MORE. You can add: =, $, time,
Dates, Drive, Path, MS-DOS version, >, <. To
begin launch the dos prompt in your START >
PROGRAMS menu. Once there enter PROMPT, you get C>
(WOW), now type PROMPT $P$G and you get C:\> pretty
cool huh? Well to add more stuff just type PROMPT
parameters. The parameters are: $Q = $$ $ $T Current
Time $D Current Date $P Current Drive and Path $V
MS-Dos Version $N Current Drive $G > $L < $B
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For a really cool one try:
PROMPT THE TIME$Q$T$H$H$H$H$H$H$_$P$G (its cool) |
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| If you are at a DOS command prompt, and
want a visual display of a directory, just type
"start .", or "start .." and an
open folder pointing to that directory will start on
the desktop. |
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| In the game minesweeper that comes with
Windows, there is a way to stop the clock. First click
somewhere to start the clock. Then hold down the left
and right mouse buttons and you should see a 3x3
square imprint on the board. Next hit the ESC key
while holding down both mouse buttons, and the timer
is stopped! |
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| To delete files without sending them to
the recycle bin, select the file or files to be
deleted. Right-click the selection and hold the Shift
key down while selecting Delete. |
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| Want access to 9 of your favorite
shortcuts? They can be just two keystrokes away. 1.
Drag and drop your favorite shortcut onto the Start
button. This will place it in the C:\WINDOWS\START
MENU folder. 2. Rename the shortcuts preceded by a
number 1-9. For example, rename a shortcut to "My
Computer" to "1 My Computer". 3. To
access the numbered shortcut, press Ctrl+Esc (simulates
pressing Start button) + Number corresponding to the
shortcut. (Executes the Shortcut corresponding to the
number.) For example, on my Start button menu, I have
1-Shortcut to My Computer 2-Shortcut to Word
3-Shortcut to Excel 4-Shortcut to Network Neighborhood
5-Shortcut to Internet Explorer. If I press Ctrl+Esc,
3, Excel will launch automatically. |
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| If you want to use DOSKEY in an MS-DOS
window without loading it in Autoexec.bat or creating
a startup batch script, you can specify DOSKEY as the
startup batch file in the program properties. If you
decide to use a different startup batch file, simply
move DOSKEY into this batch file. |
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