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MS-DOS Tips and Tricks Click on any of the questions below for the answers. To retract an answer for easier viewing of the questions, click on the question again, not the answer. Click on the section name to jump to a specific category. Desktop - Dial-Up Networking - Drag & Drop - Files & Folders - Hardware - Internet Explorer - Keyboard - Media - MS-DOS - Outlook Express - Software - System Tools - Windows98 General - Window Basics Check Out Your Memory At either the Windows DOS prompt or a normal DOS prompt, type mem to see your current memory usage; type mem/p/c to see where your conventional and upper memory is. Finding Files from the Command Prompt Type dir/s "filename" (name of the file without the qoutations) to locate a file from the Command Prompt. Expanded Wildcard Usage MS-DOS in Windows now lets you use a wildcard before as well as after text. So, for example, DIR *app*.txt will display all .txt files with app in their name. Full-screen/Windowed mode in DOS When at a DOS prompt (command line) from within Window, you can switch between full-screen and Windowed mode by holding down Alt + hitting the Enter key. Command Line Parameters If you add a "?" to the command line of MS-DOS programs, and you will be prompted to add parameters when you start the program. This is especially useful with MS-DOS program shortcuts. Easy Disk Copy From the Desktop Create a shortcut on the desktop with "DISKCOPY A: A:" at the command prompt to copy a disk (Substitute B: to use B: drive). Back to Tips Sections Click our logo below to E-Mail us ComputerHelpOnline@angelfire.com This site designed and maintained by The Chocolate Puppy