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- From: kurtg@yang.earlham.edu (Son of Scribbler)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
- Subject: Re: "CD \" returns "Invalid Directory" error.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.084838.20682@yang.earlham.edu>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 13:48:37 GMT
- References: <1gitt5INNhq@ope001.iao.ford.com> <1goa7rINNsom@ope001.iao.ford.com>
- Organization: Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
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- In article <1goa7rINNsom@ope001.iao.ford.com>, mjo@iao.ford.com (Mike O'Connor) writes:
- > For a friend:
- >
- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
- >
- > Occasionally, when I exit an application, and I type CD \ to
- > get back to the root directory, I get the error message "Invalid
- > Directory."
-
- I get that when I'm in the root directory, and type cd\.
-
- > Also, when I try to do some directory listings, such as
- > DIR /W I get Invalid switch - /w sometimes the error will just be
- > garbage which may or may not include file names and lots of other
- > wonderful characters.
-
- Can't help ya there.
-
- > I have DOS 5.0 on a PS/2 Mod 80 running with Token Ring
- > drivers installed. I am not running any compression programs such as
- > Stacker. I do have SmartDrive, but I've turned this off and still get
- > it occasionally.
- > Any hints or suggestions? Please email me directly if
- > possible since it will be easier for me to read your responses, etc.
- > Thanks in advance....
- >
- >
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- > --
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