[RESOLVED] recommended resources

[wvbrad]

While working with my systems, whether upgrading,
repairing or configuring, my problems usually lean
towards my inadaquacies with DOS. I possess the
logical thinking to observe symptoms and conditions
and deduce solutions to a major portion of my
computer related problems. I know where I am and
where I want to be, but it takes me too long to
get there with my stumbling around in DOS. I need
a comprehensive study guide in hardcopy, textbook
form. As those of you are obviously more knowleg-
able in this area, please recommend a single, ordered
source from which I can focus my efforts to build
a solid, working knowlege of this, as I see it,
fundamental tool. Thanks in advance for all advice
in this matter. All recommendations will be
considered.
Brad...........

[AlienDyne]

I don't know if you find this reply of mine helpful, but I strongly believe that most of the books about DOS would help you out.
Almost all of them have detailed instructions about every DOS command.

In addition, if you run the help command, you get detailed informations too.

[DocPC]

Being as I am an old DOS guy, I only need the DOS for Dummies as a reminder.................

[Darren Wilson]

How about the MS DOS Manuals???? Thats what I learnt from and if you have an idea on how the system works, then it shouldn't be a problem to understand it.

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[Vernon Frazee]

Get to a DOS prompt and type:

   help

If you get the infamous "bad command or file name" error, the same information has been converted to HTML and posted to the web starting on this page:

MS-DOS v6.22 Help: Command Reference (http://vernon.frazee.net/ms-dos/6.22/help/)

(With NO distracting, bandwidth-wasting ADs).

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[This message has been edited by Vernon Frazee (edited October 13, 2001).]

[Feet]

I learnt all my DOS by killing PCs in college that was fun - LOL

But best tip i can give you is just execute all the DOS *.com's with the ? switch and have a nose.

eg.
format.com /?

Oh and the second best tip is to make a reliable and thoroughly loaded boot disk. Stick all the coms you need on it. That way if you mess up, you're covered.