Wuzzie Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Hey, I have had loads of problems while trying to install os x. My installation DVD wont install properly, so I plan on installing the deadmoo image then upgrading it with my install dvd. I am using a windows method (as I have been having problems wiht linux) to install os x. when I open cmd and change teh directory "cd" it does nothing. ie. this will happen D:/Documents and Setting/****> i type D:/Documents and Setting/****>cd C: and it displays C:/ D:/Documents and Setting/****> It does them both at the same time so i dont have time to type anythign while it's at C: (I have windows on D and my image on C) How can I fix this problem? Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
macadoo Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 If you want to change to the C: drive, you need to type C: You will then have a c prompt Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-134987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireshark Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 no u go cd /d c:\ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 uh... C: will give you the C: prompt... D: will give you the D: prompt Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 no u go cd /d c:\ No you don't. CD is not used to change between drives. You simply type the drive letter, followed by a colon, and press enter. Good Lord, how have we gotten to the point where people don't even know the most basic of commands? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireshark Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 At least I bother to research my answers. Explain this behaviour: cd /? Displays the name of or changes the current directory. CHDIR [/D] [drive:][path] CHDIR [..] CD [/D] [drive:][path] CD [..] .. Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory. Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified d Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and direct Use the /D switch to change current drive in addition to changing directory for a drive. If Command Extensions are enabled CHDIR changes as follows: The current directory string is converted to use the same case as the on disk names. So CD C:\TEMP would actually set the current directory to C:\Temp if that is the case on disk. CHDIR command does not treat spaces as delimiters, so it is possib CD into a subdirectory name that contains a space without surround the name with quotes. For example: cd \winnt\profiles\username\programs\start menu is the same as: cd "\winnt\profiles\username\programs\start menu" which is what you would have to type if extensions were disabled. This is the usage for the command cd. Care to explain? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Hey, YOU were the one who claimed that you couldn't change drives by the other method, so don't go telling me about researching things. While you apparently CAN change drives in that way (I have never used it that way myself), the simplest and most reliable way is the way I mentioned earlier, and it works in all versions of Windows and DOS. The CD method was only added, if I am not mistaken, with Windows 2000 or maybe XP. I've always believed in using the simplest method that gets the job done. Why make things more complicated than they have to be? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireshark Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I didn't say that was the only way. Does it really matter? I have my way and you have your way. Now let's get back to talking about OSX instead of old DOS commands... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuzzie Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 hey cool! I started an argument by doing close to nothing! keep going this is fun... PS: thanks for the help too Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Aronowitz Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 If you type cd <drive letter>: You get what WUZZIE saw... H:\>cd c: C:\ If you just type <drive letter>: It changes drives H:\>c: C:\> If you type cd /d /<drive letter>: It also changes drives. C:\>cd /d h: H:\> Who cares really is it worth arguing dos commands? Use what you are comfortable with or change to something that doesnt use drive letters like osx solaris aix or linux. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vas Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 OK, OK, OK......... Where's the pop corn lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/20458-windows-cmd-cd-command-not-working-command-prompt/#findComment-135975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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