cmd help and how to

I'm very new to the computer and see that a lot of things can be done using
cmd. I was wondering what all the different things I can do are and how do I
go about doing them, and when if ever should I do them.

Use Vista's Help and Support: search for "Command Prompt".


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"thenewbie" <> wrote in message
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> I'm very new to the computer and see that a lot of things can be done using
> cmd. I was wondering what all the different things I can do are and how do I
> go about doing them, and when if ever should I do them.

Hi,

There is a huge library of things that can be done from the command prompt,
far too many to list here. In fact, one could write a small book on it. Type
HELP for the basic commands. There is also the MSDN library, because nearly
everything you can do through the GUI can also be done via the command line.

When should you? When the graphical interface is not available or is not
capable of handling specific parameters.

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"thenewbie" <> wrote in message
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> I'm very new to the computer and see that a lot of things can be done
> using
> cmd. I was wondering what all the different things I can do are and how
> do I
> go about doing them, and when if ever should I do them.

thenewbie;516996 Wrote:
> I'm very new to the computer and see that a lot of things can be done
> using
> cmd. I was wondering what all the different things I can do are and how
> do I
> go about doing them, and when if ever should I do them.

Hi,

This site is a good reference for commands for the command prompt.

'Commands | ITsVISTA - The Ultimate Windows Vista Resource'
(http://itsvista.com/topic/commands/)

Shawn


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I really opened up a can of worms with this one huh. I saw somebody mention
things like "sfc/scannow" and thought there could be some useful stuff that I
might want to learn how to do but I didn't think there was this much you can
do. I plan on trying to learn about it little by little and if anybody can
think of anything that might be useful let me know.

"thenewbie" wrote:

> I'm very new to the computer and see that a lot of things can be done using
> cmd. I was wondering what all the different things I can do are and how do I
> go about doing them, and when if ever should I do them.

thenewbie;518247 Wrote:
> I really opened up a can of worms with this one huh. I saw somebody
> mention
> things like "sfc/scannow" and thought there could be some useful stuff
> that I
> might want to learn how to do but I didn't think there was this much
> you can
> do. I plan on trying to learn about it little by little and if anybody
> can
> think of anything that might be useful let me know.
>
> "thenewbie" wrote:

Hi thenewbie,

You can flip through these tutorials to learn more about Vista. Just
pick the ones that interest you. They will not be as hard as all of the
command codes.

'Tutorials - Vista x64 Forums' (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/)

Shawn


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