Windows xp dos command del folder

DOS is a non-graphical line-oriented command-driven computer operating system. It has a relatively simple--but not overly "friendly"--user interface. The earliest versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system were really just applications that ran on top of the MS-DOS operating system. The command prompt allows Windows users to issue DOS commands to the system.

All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 5. Mary G 7 Thorium. Boot to the XP cd. Pressing Delete only gets you into Setup bios which you should do if you need to make the cd the first boot device. Not sure how it acts within XP. Angryguy 2 Bronze. If that doesn't work, or if you need to do more and can't get into Windows, you can try Knoppix.

Navin kurian 3 Zinc. You'll have full access to the dead system's volumes, so you can diagnose and repair problems using tools located on the ERD Commander Start menu. And you'll have built-in network access to safely move data off of, or on to, the dead system. You could cd into the Subfolder directory and remove the file, then come back with cd..

And just imagine if there were a bunch of other nested files and directories! Like with the del command, there's a helpful flag we can use to make things much faster and easier. There will probably be a prompt asking if you want to remove that directory. If so, just type "y" and hit enter. And that's it! That should be everything you need to know to remove files and folders in the Windows Command Prompt. All of these commands should work in PowerShell, which is basically Command Prompt version 2.

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