Click on the Start Button (normally in the lower
left-hand corner of your screen).
Click on Programs. Sometimes the icon is listed
in the Programs list. It may look like this:
You may need to access your operating system's Command Prompt. What you need to do to find the Command Prompt depends on the version of Windows running on your computer.
The prompt may be labeled the MS-DOS Prompt or the Command Prompt.
You can also run DOS commands by clicking on Start | Run
and typing the command or the name of the program in the Run Box.
The disadvantage of running commands from this box is that the if there
are any messages (such as error messages) displayed by your system, the
box may close before you have a chance to see the message. You then do
not know if the command you typed was successful or unsuccessful.
In earlier versions of Windows, you
Click on the Start Button (normally in the lower
left-hand corner of your screen).
Click on Programs. Sometimes the icon is listed
in the Programs list. It may look like this:
You will see a window that resembles the one below. The prompt tells you in which folder you are currently located. In this example, you are in the Windows Folder on the C Drive.
The underline indicates the position of the cursor.
In the screen below, we are going to type in the command to Change the Directory (CD) to the Systems
In other versions of Windows you may need to click on Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools to locate the prompt.
cd\windows\system (in NT it would be windows\system32 or or wint40\system In Win 2000, is wint\system)