Comments on: Using the MS-DOS Text Editor in Windows XP http://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Synapse Syndromehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-15187 Synapse Syndrome Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:31:34 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-15187 If you wanted to waste time and be pointlessly retro, you can even try the earlier EDLIN editor, in Vista. That ridiculous editor seems to have made a reappearance in Vista, for some crazy reason. I remember having to use that rubbish on my dad's 286. My Amiga was far superior. If you wanted to waste time and be pointlessly retro, you can even try the earlier EDLIN editor, in Vista. That ridiculous editor seems to have made a reappearance in Vista, for some crazy reason. I remember having to use that rubbish on my dad’s 286. My Amiga was far superior.

]]> By: The New Notepad | PCMechhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-14992 The New Notepad | PCMech Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:11:30 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-14992 [...] here I refer particularly to Notepad. Unchanging, primitive, basic, functional, simple. But even the MS-DOS text editor that’s been around since the year dot is more [...] [...] here I refer particularly to Notepad. Unchanging, primitive, basic, functional, simple. But even the MS-DOS text editor that’s been around since the year dot is more [...]

]]> By: Sharron (kkomp)http://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-14819 Sharron (kkomp) Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:46:57 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-14819 It goes that far back! I understood it started with 3.1I wish you'd written this now. :-~ It goes that far back! I understood it started with 3.1

I wish you’d written this now. :-~

]]> By: Greghttp://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-14804 Greg Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:05:46 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-14804 Yep...it's on Vista too (at least on the 32-bit version).It's not available on my XP64 machine or on Server 2003 (64-bit). Yep…it’s on Vista too (at least on the 32-bit version).

It’s not available on my XP64 machine or on Server 2003 (64-bit).

]]> By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-14741 Rich Menga Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:30:37 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-14741 I don't have Vista, but EDIT.COM goes all the way back to MS-DOS 5. Every version of Windows since 3.0 (possibly as far back as 2.0) has been able to launch the MS-DOS EDIT application.EDIT itself is nothing more than QBasic in editor mode.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit.com I don’t have Vista, but EDIT.COM goes all the way back to MS-DOS 5. Every version of Windows since 3.0 (possibly as far back as 2.0) has been able to launch the MS-DOS EDIT application.

EDIT itself is nothing more than QBasic in editor mode.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit.com

]]> By: Sharron Fieldhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-14735 Sharron Field Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:51:01 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-14735 I wasn't aware whether it was on anything later than XP so I didn't say anything about it. I don't have a working Vista installation here at present; although it may well still exist on Vista too?Rich has a Vista install I believe; so I expect he'll no doubt tell us. ;-) I wasn’t aware whether it was on anything later than XP so I didn’t say anything about it. I don’t have a working Vista installation here at present; although it may well still exist on Vista too?

Rich has a Vista install I believe; so I expect he’ll no doubt tell us. ;-)

]]> By: Sharron Fieldhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-14734 Sharron Field Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:46:02 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-14734 Fair comments: 'Perhaps a little over-pedanticism on my part? :-) Fair comments: ‘Perhaps a little over-pedanticism on my part? :-)

]]> By: Bryan Pricehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-14733 Bryan Price Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:02:35 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-14733 You're already to run a text-only program, so what's so hard about typing Windows key-R, and then edit and enter?It's even on Windows Server 2003. Didn't realize that. You’re already to run a text-only program, so what’s so hard about typing Windows key-R, and then edit and enter?

It’s even on Windows Server 2003. Didn’t realize that.

]]> By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/using-the-ms-dos-text-editor-in-windows-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-14731 Rich Menga Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:51:16 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7988#comment-14731 You don't have to locate EDIT.COM at all or do any of that drag/drop stuff as it's in the Windows system path.Right click desktop, select New, Shortcut, type "edit.com", click Next, it auto-titles itself "MS-DOS Editor", click "Finish", done.It even assigns itself its own little keyboard icon. You don’t have to locate EDIT.COM at all or do any of that drag/drop stuff as it’s in the Windows system path.

Right click desktop, select New, Shortcut, type “edit.com”, click Next, it auto-titles itself “MS-DOS Editor”, click “Finish”, done.

It even assigns itself its own little keyboard icon.

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