Thread: Running a file from MS-DOS.

I am a MS-DOS user? How can I run a file from MS-DOS in my computer for working over it?

For running a file from MS-DOS you must first run an executable file, which are like .exe, .bat, or .com files. If you are unsure about what the files in the current directory are using the dir command can also list all the files in the present directory. If you only desire to view the executable files you can just type the below command at the MS-DOS prompt to list .exe files, or replace .exe with .bat or .com to see those files in the present directory.

dir *.exe
Once you have strong-minded the name of the executable file you wish to run, and then type the name of the executable file at the MS-DOS prompt.

If you are not able to see the file which you desire to execute or receiving an error such as "bad command or file name" it is likely that the file you're trying to execute is not in the directory you're presently in. Move to the directory of the executable file and attempt to execute the command again.

cd\docume~1\hope\desktop
Otherwise in some cases if you're presently in the user name directory of the documents and settings you can just type the below given command.

cd desktop
At last, it is important to understand that when running an executable file from a MS-DOS shell that the program will immobile make use of Windows to run. If you wish to run any other file types you can use the MS-DOS start command and type: "start name_of_file" where name_of_file is the files name.