Command Prompt Problem

[Hipster Doofus]

I'm pretty sure this is prior sp1.
When using the command prompt I can navigate in the partition I opened it in but if I try to change partitions or go to the cd rom I get this>
C:\cd D: gives me this
D:\

C:\

I can't get to the D drive. The attachment shows a bit more. Any suggestions?

 

[PseudoKiller]

Thats weird.... did you check to see if your drive letters got switched. Check thru Windows Explorer and or thru Computer Mangement. Just wondering if D:\ is now your CD ROM because that is a cd rom related error. If it couldnt detect the drive it would say 'Invalid Drive Specification'

 

[PseudoKiller]

C:\>dir /o
Volume in drive C is C Drive
Volume Serial Number is B843-3525

Directory of C:\

06/30/2002 09:30 PM <DIR> [Device Drivers]
08/08/2002 05:43 PM <DIR> acidmax2
08/16/2002 01:16 PM <DIR> Addict3
08/09/2002 05:24 PM <DIR> bx-conf
07/08/2002 01:16 AM <DIR> Documents and Settings
06/30/2002 01:53 AM <DIR> I386
09/02/2002 09:54 PM <DIR> Inetpub
09/05/2002 10:10 PM <DIR> Invision2
08/31/2002 12:00 PM <DIR> KPCMS
09/11/2002 04:27 PM <DIR> mIRC
07/02/2002 11:10 PM <DIR> Palm
09/07/2002 09:08 PM <DIR> Program Files
09/10/2002 11:50 PM <DIR> UnrealTournament
09/11/2002 06:55 AM <DIR> WINDOWS
08/31/2002 12:00 PM 37 AUTOEXEC.BAT
06/30/2002 01:33 AM 0 CONFIG.SYS
07/03/2002 10:02 AM 136 SerialSync.txt
08/14/2002 12:47 AM 386 wbreglog.txt
4 File(s) 559 bytes
14 Dir(s) 5,058,650,112 bytes free

C:\>d:

D:\>dir
Volume in drive D is D DRIVE
Volume Serial Number is 072B-0801

Directory of D:\

09/07/2002 09:46 PM <DIR> [Temp Download Folder]
09/07/2002 09:53 PM <DIR> PhotoShop PlugIns
09/07/2002 09:57 PM <DIR> [ - [ Files To Be Backed Up To CDR ]
- ]
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 16,134,176,768 bytes free

D:\>e:

E:\>dir
Volume in drive E is E Drive
Volume Serial Number is 5C07-30F1

Directory of E:\

09/05/2002 11:33 PM <DIR> Temp
07/20/2002 04:11 AM <DIR> [ - [ System Wide Drive and Home Direc
tory Backups ] - ]
08/16/2002 06:21 AM <DIR> [ - [ Temp Holding Directory ] - ]
07/08/2002 11:59 PM <DIR> [ - [ General Website Downloads ] -
]
0 File(s) 0 bytes
4 Dir(s) 11,985,010,688 bytes free

E:\>f: >[ This is my cd rom and I get the same error ]
The device is not ready.

E:\

 

[allan]

HD - not sure I completely understand. The command to go from one partition to another is just the volume designation. IE, to go from c: drive to d: drive you would type:
d:

To change directories, you would type
cd \directoryname

Note there is a space adfter cd

If this isn't what you are having a problem with - or if it doesn't help - I should be around at the other place most of the day today....I'll be happy to try to work with you on it. Or you can email or PM.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

That was it. Thanks allan. Like derrrrrr. I was getting the command mixed up.

 

[Shamus MacNoob]

lol hip

Originally posted by Hipster Doofus
That was it. Thanks allan. Like derrrrrr. I was getting the command mixed up.

lolol smoke another one hip

 

[GraLk]

HEHEHE

Looks like my stupidness is catching.....Hipster helped me out with a question yesterday, and I KNEW THE ANSWER AS SOON AS HE PUT IT UP.




GraLk

 

[Hipster Doofus]

I was a bit slower. I didn't figure this one out. Just kept going 'cd' enter ''cd' enter. Been trying for a couple of weeks now. Why can't this thread disappear?

 

[Lukas]

Actually CD changes the directory. So if you are in d: and you type for example cd c:\documents and settings\local service it changes the active dir on C:, but your prompt stays on d:. Then when you type c: you will automatically go to c:\documents and settings\local service

Let me demonstrate:



C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService>cd \

C:\>d:

D:\>cd "c:\Documents and Settings\Lukas"

D:\>c:

C:\Documents and Settings\Lukas>



Greetz,


Lukas