Command Prompt Tips

Hi -

Windows 2k/XP: Have been successful in changing the text and background color of the DOS box; however still have a blinking cursor in *white*...

Q: Is there a way (maybe via registry settings) to change the *cursor color* too..?

 Thanks. 

I run a command to map another system.

net use xx.Xxx.Xx.Xxx /user:abcd abcd123@ >> log.Txt

From this iget "The command completed successfully." in the txt file however it want the time this command was executed do that I can keep a track on the same.

something like  " May 09 2009 10:00:12 Am : The command completed successfully."

Kinldy help me if we can achive this.

Thanks in advance.

Kardiva

My system is starting only in safe mode. Somebody changed my administration settings. Now I couldn't install kapersky. I wanna login normally and not from safe mode.Somebody help me with it...

Also please tell me how to change administration settings in Command prompt mode.

 Is ther some way to find out the admin password using DOS commands???

Yeah I agree. He is using what is known as the 'bounce' technique. It is the same technique used at schools. When you input a swear word, a type of code searches the documents for any swear words that are saved and updated into a list. I only know of 1 such a code which is visual basic 6.0. I have used it for this same purpose.

Its done by writing code for the exported program which is comtinuously running in the background. When ever a URL is sent through the computer, it searches any matches for that URL. If the is a match, command code tells the computer not to retrieve information from this site. It is done using a .Bat file. You can normally stop this by going into task manager clicking on process and it should be in the saved under something like vbscript, or comVB, or Command. If none of this works, I assume he is using your internet security options which you can get into using control panel. Somewhere in there should be a list of things that are allowed and things that are not allowed through your firewall.He may have put the site under 'Blocked'.

 I'm both a Windows user and a Linux user but whenever I am navigating in the cmd prompt within Windows I usually end up typing 'ls' (the Linux version of 'dir') and Windows reports back to me that ls is not a valid command. Well I finally got sick of it an decided to add ls functionality to my cmd prompt. To do this I downloading GNU ls for Windows from here:

http://utools.Com/msls.Asp

And moving the file 'ls.Exe' into my System 32 folder, unfortunately 'ls' still did not work for me, this is how I fixed it (this will work for anyone attempting to run a program as an external command from the System 32 folder through the cmd prompt):

I edited my PATH variable in my system's environmental variables if you do not know how to do this here is a nice tutorial:

http://www.Computerhope.Com/issues/ch000549.htm

I edited the value of the variable to include "%SYSTEMROOT%System32" without the quotes. If you have anthing else in the value make sure to serperate it and this with a ;

There you go! You've just added a program as an external command for your Windows cmd prompt.

how to give password to folder/directory through command prompt?

you're in luck: I have just the thing, was working on it a while ago.

(echo Date: %date%)>>log.Txt(echo Time: %time%)>>log.Txt

brackets may or may not be necessary, I haven't checked, but I'm pretty sure it'll screw up if you don't have them.

I have a corrupt Windows XPIt's almost imposible to bootEven if I boot I still can't press anything, because if I try do do anything it freezes then it crashes...

What I need to know is there a way to put a file onto a usb with command prompt

if so could somebody send me an tutorial or guide.

Q: I am unable to open my cmd prompt why? and where is the actual cmd directory not shortcut directory please answer to my question?

#1.   First, you open your command prompt, then you type in without the quotes "tracert" then you type the site you want, and there should be numbers in square brackets, then you type it on the enternet at the top screen. There you go! 

I need size of the folder using command for example in e:(drive) one folder name is called oradata so I want to check the size of the oradata folder using command

Please help me

hey! XP users, here's a wonderful trick for u.Just Go to start-run-cmdType "at"(without qoutes)If u get a output as "There are no entries in the list" then u are done.Then typeAt 17:30 /interactive "cmd.Exe"Here 17:30 is the time, so u have to give a time 1 or 2 minutes later from your current time.Then at tour given time, a new cmd type window will occur automatically. But it's title will be svchost.Exe. Now u can close the previous cmd window.Now in the new window type "taskmgr" without quotes.Go to processes and end the process explorer.Exe.Then again type explorer.Exe in the svchost window.Now click on start and you will see that the current user is "SYSTEM".Now here u can run all program with administrator privelages.Enjoy!

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