Hi buddies here is a topic where I want help from you. Infact , buddies I am using computer for allmost last 3 years . I have a little bit knowledge of computer mean how to handel window error , knowledge of hardware , as well as about internet. The only thing where I want to learn some thing is MS DOS . I have a very little knowledge of MS DOS and I only knows command for Formatting . I wana to learn allmost the basics of MS DOS. Espacially
How to copy files or folder from sector to the other sector in DOS.
How to delete files and folders in DOS.
How to rename files and folders in DOS and some of the dos tricks.
More over I wana to know to PROTECT a simple folder by using DOS.
So please help me in learning DOS.

Sometimes Google can be quite helpful and save you a lot of time. it took me 5 seconds to google for "MS DOS commands" and find: http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

MOVED to a more appropriate section. this is not for freebies forums.

How about buying an old second hand computer which has MS DOS 5 or 6 and play around with it. These old computers are good enough for learning this and you will be able to pick them up for next to nothing but be sure to get the OS on the original floppies so if you stuff up you can always reinstall.

I don't think MS-DOS went that high. I remember using MS-DOS 3.1 just around the time the Windows OS was launched. I then left the job I had then, so never used anything newer than 3.1 that I recall.

Well to copy files you use either the XCOPY / COPY Command.
To delete a folder you use RD (Remove Directory)
To delete a file use DEL.
To rename a file you use REN/RENAME.
To protect a File try CACLS (Access Control Lists).
Windows Uses CACLS to Protect Different Users file from one another.So you can also use it to get past it.

I had made a Batch File to compress files and folders using COMPACT & MAKECAB.
Here is the code. Save as .bat :



Also if you need help on any MSDOS Commande use the '/?' after typing the name of the command.

For details read the Hacker books or the RFC written by Computer Geeks.

Hope that Helps to some extent.

If you want, I can teach a little MS-DOS.
I remember when I was 8, I used MS-DOS to execute this:

del C:\command.com

That was a bad idea.

Hehe.. that is funny! A VERY bad idea. Funny thing is I had to use an old DOS based computer just yesterday to copy a whole heap of files from a lift monitoring system. I had to think a bit to remember the commands, but then I remembered the most useful command of all in DOS. "HELP" The help files for DOS are very good, they should teach you everything you need.

The version of DOS on this machine was 6.22 which I think was the last version made.

Ya the help command is a great utility.

Hey there are still many that are not listed in the HELP List.

Also different OS versions are having different things.
Windows XP 64 is different from that of XP Pro.

You can master it only if you have a liking towards it.