No boot device found or available
29 October 2007 by Snakefoot | 13 Comments » | Trackback OffComputer cannot start if no proper boot device exists, or if the active boot device fails.
Category: MS DOS » Tips »
Mapping folder as a virtual drive letter using subst
26 September 2007 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback OffMount a file folder as a drive-letter, like a shortcut to make it easier to access the folder.
Environment variables
22 February 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of environment variables and how to configure them.
Pro and cons for using multiple disk partitions
6 July 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescribes the benefits and the costs of using multiple partitions.
Create your own file finder utility
1 March 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use the FOR keyword in a batch file to search all available partitions for a file mask.
Using FOR to perform an operation on a file collection
1 March 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use the FOR keyword to perform an operation on a collection of files that matches a wildcard.
Using Choice to get user interaction
1 March 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use the Choice program to present a set of options the user can choose from.
Using Errorlevel to handle program return code
1 March 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to check the ERRORLEVEL variable to get the return code of a program.
Using batch file input parameters
1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 3 Comments » | Trackback OffHow batch files gets input parameters and how to access these parameters in the batch file.
Create your own sleep / wait program
1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to create your own sleep / wait command, which be used in other batch files.
Use multiple DOS startup configurations
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to configure the config.sys and autoexec.bat to use multiple startup configurations.
Easy compressing and extracting using batch files
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffHow to wrap a batch file around the pkzip and pkunzip command line utiltities.
Enhanced DIR that only lists executables
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback OffHow to create a batch file that works like a dir command but only lists executables.
Scandisk command line switches
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffList of the available command line switches for scandisk.
MEM with enhanced listing of conventional memory
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the special switch for MEM to diagnose conventional memory usage, and how to put it in a batch file.
Executing program without specifying path
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the PATH environment variable, and how to configure it.
Changing the list style of the dir command
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to change the listing of files and folders when using the dir command with an environment variable.
Changing the temporary directory
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the temporary directory, and how to change the location using environment variables.
Change the style of the DOS prompt (C:\)
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the options available for styling the DOS prompt.
Detect if a batch file is executed within Windows
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use environment variables to detect that a batch file is executed within Windows.
Writing a batch file
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to write a batch file with description of different commands available.
Turn off Himem.sys memory testing
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to configure Himem.sys so it will not perform memory testing.
Create FAT32 partitions with size below 512 MByte
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to get fdisk to create small FAT32 partitions with special parameter.
Check if a file or folder exists
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 7 Comments » | Trackback OffHow to check if a filename or directory exists
Using TYPE to create and edit text files
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use the TYPE command to perform file manipulation on text files.
Using the command prompt as text editor
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback OffHow to use the copy command to copy from the keyboard and into a text file.
Enlarge the output console screen
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to change the number of visible lines in a command prompt.
Using FDISK to remove a boot-sector virus
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to rewrite the master boot record with fdisk to disable a boot-sector virus.
Using ECHO for outputting
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffDescription of the ECHO command and the possible ways to make output.
Make disk copy with only one floppy drive
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to use the diskcopy command to copy floppy disks using only one floppy drive.
Bypass or step through Config.sys and Autoexec.bat
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to bypass or single step through the startup files Config.sys and Autoexec.bat using the keyboard keys F5 and F8.
Configure the memory allocated for environment variables
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback OffHow to increase the memory available for environment variables at the expense of conventional memory.