LIL L

i have a fasination with fixing things via command prompt. i want to be a computer technition when i go to college next year. i pretty much know all the commands they tell you in windows help for how to use the command prompt by heart. i have an old computer running xp that i mess up and fix using the different commands in command prompt for fun. i want to fully expand my commands for more practice. i see people on here saying type this, type that, in command, i want to learn how to do all of that stuff. for example, the whole finding the internet thing, it will say "type the following, ping address, ip number, ect" i want to know how to do command like that. any help is appreciated.

jamiemac2005

Hey, could you give an example of what you do when you "fix things via command prompt"... what sort of situation would you be in? anyway theres a command reference here:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/window....mspx?mfr=true

have you learned batch scripting(or the use of batch files)?

Theres another nice site here:
http://commandwindows.com/

And (depending on the type of fixing you do[hence the question above]) you may want to try out windows scripting (usually using vbscript or jscript)... that would get you on the way towards programming, have you tried/do you know any programming languages? You'll find that if you can write programs to fix certain problems you'll do things quicker/could help others out etc etc....

(vbscript is quite useful to learn to get you started with vb.net)

Anyway post back with more info and we'll see if we can give you more advice...

Cheers,
Jamey

LIL L

thanks for replying. the Command-line reference A-Z is what i said that i already know by heart. what i want to do is expand my commands with ones that microsoft thought was too advanced for unexperienced computer owners or ones that are only taught technitions. yes i tried to learn C++ and C# with visual studio 2008 express and visual studio pro 2005. i couldn't find out how to start out because all of the examples on the web have codes and examples you can try but not how to start or teach you what is what and how to start. most totorials says "Now learn how to write C++. first try this basic code." on my visual studio 2008 it has two dropdown menus, one says, main 1 (or something, not at my computer) and the other says object. its really confusing and i would really appreciate help on how to even use the program and where to start put everything. this is not my screenshot, but on i found.

Attached Images

drop down.bmp (1.76 MB, 2 views)

jamiemac2005

Okay, i don't know where you'd find more info on these commands, but i can help you out with the programming thing... Most tutorials are an effort but i've always suggested these when learning C++: www.cprogramming.com The getting started guide guides you through setting up a compiler and IDE (called Dev-C++)... I'd recommend trying them and using Dev-C++ instead because it's nice and easy to learn and get used to... I've never really liked visual studio (i use express though) and i've only ever used it to write VB.net programs, i'd suggest learning C++ from scratch using those tutorials if you're still insterested because it's quite easy to do...

Cheers,
Jamey

jamiemac2005

p.s. as for using visual studio i haven't in ages so i can't help there sorry...

jamiemac2005

Oh actually i have another little thing you might like(only just remembered it's existance), if you haven't checked it out yet i can suggest windows powershell, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...l/default.mspx it's a shell "directed at administrators" or something like that, i've barely used it yet but it seems like an idea if you're interested then have a look...

LIL L

Thanks jamiemac2005 for all the help. dev C++ looks really easy not to mention small compared to the 1.5Gb install requirements of C++ express. the websites look good too. i have no idea what powershell is but i'll check it out.

thanks again.

jamiemac2005

thats k, yeah dev-c++ is a great IDE, i think the backend is the GNU c++ compiler too... Oh and yeah take a look at powershell it's quite interesting when you get used to it...

Cheers,
Jamey