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`cd` doesn't change directory in Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using cd Command in Windows Command Line, Can’t Navigate to D:\
CMD cd to other drives except C:\ not working
I am working with cmd.exe on Windows 7 (as opposed to ...
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How to disable the command prompt's auto-close upon completion?
I know there were some tricks with older versions of windows to accomplish this, but not sure on windows 7.
If I had a piece of software that executes a command with switches resulting in a cmd.exe ...
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How start PowerShell from cmd by specific path
I want to start PowerShell (C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe) from windows 7 default command line (cmd) and go to the specific path.
I used the command:
start C:\WINDOWS\...
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bat file to disable ethernet adaptor and then reenable it after windows log in
When I log into Windows 7 I need to wait 10 seconds and then disable the Local Area Connection (ethernet adaptor) and then reenable it.
I have looked through the suggested answer: Enable/disable ...
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Download a file via HTTP from a script in Windows
I want a way to download a file via HTTP given its URL (similar to how wget works). I have seen the answers to this question, but I have two changes to the requirements:
I would like it to run on ...
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How did I change color scheme of command prompt?
Few years ago, I changed color scheme of command prompt. Now, I have forgotten how exactly I did this.
It's permanent. So, COLOR command is out of question.
It's intact no matter from where I launch ...
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Windows explorer sees different file name from cmd
I just got a new computer, and put my old hard drive (which contained Windows) in the new computer to keep my old files. I was successfully able to remove the Windows directory from this drive, but I'...
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WinSat command line closes too fast
I'm trying to do some analysis under Windows 7 as to why I can't get a Windows Experience Index (WEI) rating due to disk issues. To this end, I'm trying to run winsat from the command line with :-
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How do I get a right-click command line for a folder? [duplicate]
I want to be able to right click on a folder called (C:\myFolder) and have a command prompt open like this...
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prevent sleep in scripts
Is there a way to prevent Windows from going into sleep mode while running a program on the command line or with cygwin? Ideally, I'm hoping for something that could be used like:
nosleep myscript....
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What is the command line for Indexing Options?
What is the command line for Indexing Options? I very much enjoyed reading all five pages of Useful Commandline Commands on Windows. But I still cannot find the console command for Indexing Options.
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What exactly happens when you use the 'copy /b' command?
Today, I just discovered I could merge certain files using the copy /b command. In particular, I noticed that when I merged two mp3 files, the VLC player exhibited funny behaviours with the timing:
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Access entire C drive from X source boot? [closed]
I would like to be able to access the entire C drive as my title says from booting in x source cmd whilst in repair mode, is this possible?
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How to run .js file from a command line on windows?
I have a shortcut with 'target' "C:\Users\Public\TestPro\TestPro Automation Framework\taf.js".
I want to run that from a batch file so I copied the "C:\Users\Public\TestPro\TestPro Automation ...
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How do I get the "net send" messenger service working on Windows 7?
When trying to use the method below to send message in Windows 7 nothing happens.
net send
It seems the Messenger Service is not working. Any suggestions as to why?
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