restore and backup commands in DOS

[funkybuddha]

How do I retrieve files that were backed up with the Backup command in DOS 6? Now that we are in an XP environment, the Restore command doesn't work or does it?

thanks

 

[KSoD]

XP only has the command shell. It is a VERY limited type of DOS app. Not all commands are there.I have found that less than like 1/3 of the commands are still there.

So the best way to find out is to go check out this site...
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx?mfr=true

And see if the commands you want are there.

 

[funkybuddha]

Any other suggestions from some gurus out there?

 

[office politics]

boot to a boot disk with dos 6 on it

prolly run into issues with the ntfs partition tho

 

[Trifid]

Seeing as this is relevent, is a DOS batch file in XP running from command prompt or is it true DOS, as I created one on a XP pro machine a while back and it says DOS at the top and not command prompt.

 

[office politics]

i say cmd is xp's command line interpreter. this maybe configurable tho.

 

[Trifid]

Hmm... I will check it. I don't know when I will be able to get a PC at school where I created it, next. I might be able to tomorrow.

 

[Trifid]

Hmmm... It goes to CMD though. On the actual screen is says Microsoft Windows DOS though - 1990-2001