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Article #3077Re: "CD \" returns "Invalid Directory" error.
From: Son of Scribbler
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 13:48
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 13:48
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In article <1goa7rINNsom@ope001.iao.ford.com>, mjo@iao.ford.com (Mike O'Connor) writes:
> For a friend:
>
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> 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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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!bsu-cs!bsu-ucs.uucp!yang.earlham.edu!kurtg 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 Lines: 48