Talk:Command Prompt (Windows)

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There was no "Syntax Error" message in command.com (just checked with my MS-DOS 6.22) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tyomitch (talk • contribs) 12:47, 4 September 2005

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[edit] Emulator

I think cmd.exe hardly classifies as Emulator, so I propose to remove the category: DOS Emulators from the page (and also remove the link to cmd.exe from List of emulators, where it recently appeared. Opinions? Darkstar 11:28, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Update: in fact I already removed the link to cmd.exe from List of emulators. Darkstar
  • This is most definitly not a DOS emulator... it dosn't emulate dos at all, infact, it's completely different software... (no dos virtual machine at all)... I'm removing it, if you want, someone can put it back in, but it shouldn't be. Leif902 01:32, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] x64

Have x64 processors dropped support for cmd.exe, or just authentic versions of DOS? --Image:Cvilletrojan.PNG page | contact 13:36, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Your question is erroneous. cmd.exe is just a Windows program. Are you asking if MS-DOS 6.x runs on a 64-bit AMD64 or IA-64? From the articles it seems it does. --ozzmosis 03:31, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge with Win32 console

I've suggested a merge between Win32 console and cmd.exe, as I don't really see any difference between them (Win32 console appears to be the API for cmd.exe?). If they really are different, please explain how, and remove the merge tags. If they are the same, say "aye!" here (or just go ahead and merge them, I suppose). --H2g2bob 19:00, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

No, they are different. Console I/O is done by way of the Console Subsystem API [1]. cmd.exe is not required. Additionally, Win9x/ME support the Console API (albeit poorly), where cmd.exe is nowhere to be found. --ozzmosis 03:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
No merge. cmd.exe is just an example of a program that uses Win32 console APIs. There are many others, e.g. FAR Manager or Cygwin, which have nothing to do with cmd.exe. — Monedula 08:32, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Command line length limitations.

There is no reference to the maximum length of the command line, or if the line splitter '\' has any influence upon the length. Also, I think a history or some sort of changelog would be welcomed, since the cmd.exe did changed between NT3.5 and NT4. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Muttley.meen (talk • contribs) 15:49, 16 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Shutdown

Does anyone know how to use the shutdown command? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

PulsHrd 02:44, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

See this page: http://www.ss64.com/nt/shutdown.html or type shutdown /? at the command prompt. — EagleOne\Talk 22:19, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vista

Can someone with Vista fix this:

cmd.exe is scheduled to be replaced with Windows PowerShell during 2007, but is expected to remain as part of Windows Vista for backward compatibility.

Is it part of Vista? --h2g2bob 22:12, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I use Vista Ultimate at home. Cmd.exe is definitely included with the OS. — EagleOne\Talk 16:20, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Virus?

Suddenly, my computer went to a screech and I opened up my task manager, only to find about 300 tasks for cmd.exe. Is this a virus? Ever since that, our computer's calender has been messed up, internet speed's a craw even if we use DSL, and freezes up regularly. Someone help us. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.154.140.125 (talk) 20:16, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

The decision to rename this from cmd.exe to Command Prompt (Windows) was wrong.

  • The specific command line interpreter that this article is refering to also exists for OS/2 and ReactOS and all implementations should be covered in a single article.
  • The article is called cmd.exe in all other languages on Wikipedia.
  • Command Prompt has already a different meaning.
  • Microsoft also calls it cmd.exe (especially to distinguish it from other command line shells such as Windows PowerShell). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.180.89.208 (talk) 21:04, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] No fullscreen support in Windows Vista and Above

Could someone please explain in the article the reason why Windows Vista and above cannot run any type of command prompt (CMD.EXE, Powershell) full scren (possibly real mode?) --azure talk × contribs 18:21, 19 April 2008 (UTC)