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DOS or Disk Operating System was one of the first operating systems written for the IBM compatible personal computers. Although others existed, DOS was the first one that became heavily available to the general public. Originally created by International Business Machines (IBM), it was purchased by our good friend Bill Gates of Microsoft for a  [ Read More ]

Windows 2000 and XP: 1. Click Start 2. Click Run 3. At the command line type “CMD” 4. Click OK or hit the Enter key

Type the command DIR

Type the command FORMAT A:

How Do I Delete a File?

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To delete a single file, use the CD command and then type in the path of the file you want to delete. The type the command DEL followed by a space and then the file name.

How to Copy a group of files?

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At the DOS prompt type COPY *.DOC A: The asterisk “*” is what’s considered a wildcard and will tell DOS to copy all files in the sources directory that end in an. DOC.