Copy/Paste in a DOS Prompt window

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To open a DOS (Digital Operating System) Prompt window, click:

Start

Run

Type in:

command

or, if you're using Windows XP, type in:

cmd

Click OK

You'll see a DOS prompt window. Type in your command. In this example, the command is:

tracert answerpool.com

Press the "Enter" key and the trace will begin. If you're behind a firewall, you may have to "OK" the "TCP/IP Traceroute Command" with your firewall.

To copy the information, click the MS icon in the top left of the DOS window.

MS DOS Window

The highlighted section in the picture on the right shows the command that is typed in:

DOS Prompt window

When typed, press the "Enter" key.

-->

Click this Icon

Note that you can also paste in commands.

Click the MSDOS icon in the upper left, then click Edit / Mark

Then click on Edit/Mark

Start at either the top left, or the bottom right of the screen, drag you mouse across the screen to select everything you wish to copy.

Once selected, you can either press the "Enter" key or click the "Copy" command by going to "Edit/Copy"

This shows the entire DOS window selected. Pressing the Enter key copies the information to the clipboard.

Once you have copied the information, you can paste it into a "notepad" file or word processor, or just into a post at Answerpool.

MS DOS Window
The highlighted section in the picture on the right shows the command that is typed in:	When typed, press the "Enter" key.
--> Click this Icon Note that you can also paste in commands.	Then click on Edit/Mark
Start at either the top left, or the bottom right of the screen, drag you mouse across the screen to select everything you wish to copy. Once selected, you can either press the "Enter" key or click the "Copy" command by going to "Edit/Copy"
Once you have copied the information, you can paste it into a "notepad" file or word processor, or just into a post at Answerpool.

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This page created 9/22/2003