Windows Xp: Command Line (Paperback)

by Carolyn Z. Gillay (Author), Bette A. Peat (Author) "Most people who use computers are really interested in application software..." (more)
Key Phrases: subdirectory markers, command line printing, root directory table, Enter Enter, Problem Set, Disk Cleanup (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 908 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Beedle & Associates (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887902821
• ISBN-13: 978-1887902823
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #214,302 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Small things in big packages., July 27, 2005

By	erin - See all my reviews

This book is easy to follow. It will help you get a feel for MS DOS, it is for the true beginner of DOS. It is not for the seasoned DOS expert, cause it is too simple. I was a true beginner at DOS, used this book for an independent "command line" class at college. Do not let the colorless text fool you.
While not "pretty" like other books, it has some good knowledge to be had. I had much success with it.

This book has one huge drawback - As you go thru the exercises, altering files, moving files to other directories, and so forth, each chapter depends on what you did in the previous one. If you mess up bad enough and do not have a backup of your work, you will get into a mess. You HAVE to go thru this book in sequence for things to work right. Take all instructions and warnings serious.
Be careful with what you learn tho, and heed the authors warnings, cause thru DOS, it is easy to wipe out tons of files on any drive with a few simple keystrokes. You will "know enough to get into trouble" with certain things.
NEVER experiment with DELETE commands (DEL) while on your hard drive if you are not sure what you are doing.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Administrators in a Corporate environment, April 2, 2003

By	D. Sanoy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If your need is a "classroom in a book" on basic command line operation - then this book may be for you as it is filled with examples and labs (although $... is a bit steep for the privilege). However, administrators in corporate environments will find the book too simplistic for their needs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book to learn the command line by yourself, May 1, 2004

By	Matthias Otto (Mantes la Jolie, France) - See all my reviews

After having read the review of Oscar Lagunas I hesitated a bit buying this book but finally I have bought it although and I'm very happy having done it. If you have like me never worked with MS-DOS and you want to learn the command line I find this is a perfect book specially if you have to do it by yourself.
If I have a criticism about the book it is that it explaines sometimes things (which I find quit evident) to mutch in details. But maybe even this is good because it is written at a very basic level for somebody who doesn't know anything about the computer.
With the book ships a floppy disk which is used to learn the first steps and the examples in the book are taken from it so everything on your screen is exactly like in the book.