Password on DOS?[Think its solved...]

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Dec 3rd, 2003, 08:38 AM
mike2

Password on DOS?[Think its solved...]

Hi.
On our school there is a computer with "MS DOS" installed no windows, no mouse, no nothing(expect from keyboard :P )
So i did "dir" and i saw what directorys where on the HD.Then I told my friend "Do you want to destroy the computer?" and he said "OK" so i told him to type "delete DOS" good that he typed "delet" because he isnt so good at english...
So then our teacher said "Lets put a password so there wont be any problems" and he did "nd pro.com"(im not sure if it was pro.com...) and then he edited autoexec.bat file.He put the following lines:

Code:

cd pro.com promt Invalid Password

I think that this is all fake because when the computer starts it says "Invalid Password".
My dad said that if I press "Ctrl + C" at the startup it will prevent from running the autoexec.bat file.
The thing that I didnt understand is why he made the directory...
So is this something "fake" ?
Thanks... :)
Dec 3rd, 2003, 08:45 AM
mendhak

Ctrl+C won't work.

What your teacher has done is, changed the

C:\>

to look like

Invalid Password

So YOU think that there's something wrong, when in fact, you can work absolutely fine. When you see the Invalid Password, go ahead and type dir or cls or any other DOS command. IT'll work

Type prompt, and you'll get the

C:\>

back, as you're used to it.

Hope you understood!

Go screw that computer! :D
Dec 3rd, 2003, 08:46 AM
mendhak

Or, just type

prompt STUPIDTEACHER!

:D
Dec 3rd, 2003, 08:51 AM
mike2

LOL!:D Maybe i will tell my friend to do this!
But what i dint understood is why he made the directory...
Maybe he think that i dont know "cd .." ?
Dec 3rd, 2003, 09:32 AM
IntelSucks

You dont have any version of windows installed...yet you have an autoexec.bat...wierd and if the correct command is ctrl +break
Dec 3rd, 2003, 09:51 AM
si_the_geek

Quote:

Originally posted by IntelSucks
You dont have any version of windows installed...yet you have an autoexec.bat...wierd and if the correct command is ctrl +break

autoexec.bat has always been used for DOS (to start any required software). for some reason Windows (95 and up) used it too, even though it could easily be left out.

oh, and for a batch file ctrl-c is the correct method ;)