Technical Tips N Tricks

1.Click the “Start” button. 2.Click “Computer” to launch the Windows Explorer. Now go where the file is located! 3.Select that file and right-click with the mouse. From the menu that appears on the screen select “Properties”. Notice that the “Attributes” check box is checked. Click to un-check it! Notice the “Read-only” label on the screen. Deselect it and after click OK to save your progress. 4.Now try to see if the file can be deleted. Simply right-click on it and select the “Delete” option and then press “Yes”.

APPEND Allows programs to open data files in specified directories as if they were in the current directory. ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes. CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report. CHOICE Prompts the user to make a choice in a batch program. COMMAND Starts a new instance of the MS-DOS command interpreter. COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files. DBLSPACE Creates and manages drives compressed by using DoubleSpace. DEBUG Starts Debug, a program testing and editing tool. DEFRAG Reorganizes the files on a disk to optimize the disk. DELOLDOS Deletes the OLD_DOS.1 directory and the files it contains. DELTREE Deletes a directory and all the files and subdirectories in it. DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks. DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another. DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls MS-DOS commands, and creates macros. DOSSHELL Starts MS-DOS Shell. DRVSPACE Creates and manages drives compressed by ...