navigating in the command prompt

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Seth Goldstein

Hi, I can't change directories in the command prompt if
the directory has a space in the name. I'm running XP
Home. I've tried quotes and the chdir command. How can I
go from the root directory into a directory named "My
Documents?"

Seth Goldstein
 
-----Original Message-----
Hi, I can't change directories in the command prompt if
the directory has a space in the name. I'm running XP
Home. I've tried quotes and the chdir command. How can I
go from the root directory into a directory named "My
Documents?"

Seth Goldstein
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Usually in WinXP you should be able to just use:
cd\my documetns

If that does not work then do the eight character
equivalent:
cd\mydocu~1

I just figured out your problem. There are 2 versions of
the command prompt:
command.com
cmd.exe

command.com is the old style one which only uses eight
characters
cmd.exe uses long filename and eight characters.

To start cmd.exe, Start>Run and type cmd.exe then
click OK.


Hope this helps!

Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert


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