Articles tagged with “dos”
- Monitoring Internet Activity for Windows and Mac
- Monitoring your computer’s Internet activity is a powerful tool, enabling you to:
keep an eye on background processes
reveal viruses and other malware
expose unauthorized access
monitor running programs
log process activity
..and much more. The best part? It’s super-easy. Here’s how I do it on Windows XP:
Open the command prompt and type “netstat -n 5 > scan.txt”
After a minute or two (or any amount of time), press Ctrl+C to stop monitoring
Type “scan.txt” to open the log file and check the results
There are ...
- Computer Flashback: Windows 98 Run Commands
- [ Keywords: windows, 98se, 98, run, commands, command, dos, ms-dos, msconfig, regedit ]
Even with all the fancy-pants new features found in Windows XP and now Vista, Microsoft Windows 98 (Second Edition) remains our favorite Windows-flavored operating system. We love it so much, we still use it on one of our trusty laptops. Over the years, we have discovered several very useful functions available via ...
- Dazzle, Marvel and Wonder
- One of our favorite command-line screensavers, DAZZLE is a two-dimensional kaleidoscopic program featuring a timeless display of perpetually evolving psychedelic viewscapes. Users may interactively manipulate over thirty image-creation algorithms, or set the program to automatically generate hours of dynamically morphing displays of colorful patterns and geometrically complex graphics.
...the best kaleidoscope program we’ve seen yet. The beautiful use of colors, enhanced even further by the use of fading in and out, is, for want of a better ...
- Hide Content on Windows 98SE
- This brief tutorial on hiding content applies to Windows 95, 98, and 98SE. Although this method may be old hat or even irrelevant, I have found it useful on a number of occasions, and therefore found it worthwhile to include here for the sake of prosperity.
On Windows 98SE (and others), it is possible to create a folder that is both listed and inaccessible via the Windows file system. Using an old DOS trick involving an obscure character ...
- Fun with the DOS Command Prompt
- Note: This article assumes a basic familiarity with the DOS command prompt, and is somewhat of a continuation of our previous article on DOS, Basic DOS Commands. Here, we are exploring a few of the more interesting commands available via the DOS command prompt. For a more complete reference please consult the Windows Help file (Windows XP) by entering
hh.exe ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
at the command line prompt (or via the Start > Run... dialogue box). For ...
- DOS Fundamentals
- A brief overview of essential DOS commands, characters, devices, and variables
Ahh, the fun I have at work while experimenting with the command line. I will be the first to admit that I understand very little of DOS, especially when considering the scope of its functional capacity. Nonetheless, I am taking the time to chronicle a few interesting DOScoveries here in this article, as well as in at least a couple of others (see related articles section at ...
- Basic DOS Commands
- DOS (Disk Operation System) is a tool which allows you to control the operation of the IBM PC. DOS is software which was written to control hardware. Here is a summary of some essential DOS commands.
Change Drive
To change the default drive indicated at the DOS prompt, type the letter of the drive followed by a colon (:). For example, to change the drive from "X" to "Y":
X:\> Y: [enter]
Change Directory
Use the CHDIR (CD) command to change the ...
- Business is No Object
- Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
H:\>ping localhost
Pinging mozilla.biz [127.0.0.1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time