winxp dos Microsoft xp toys

First to help make life easier you should download Microsofts free addons for Windows xp.
Open Command Window Here
This PowerToy adds an "open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folder,
Giving you a quick way to open command window (cmd.exe) point at the selected folder.
To download this addon from Microsoft microsoft xp power toys
When power toys are installed just right click on any folder in My Computer and choose "Open Command Window Here"
This is the same as clicking on the start button and clicking on the run... and typing in CMD to get the dos prompt.
The plus side is that you won't need to navigate threw all those folders to get to where you want.
To see a list of xp dos commands click here.
If you want to do it the old way
To access Dos just click on -> Start -->run then type cmd in the box.
You will need to move around by typing in dos as it is not gui (graphic user interface) no click click here
Just type type.
Dos is not dead in winxp.
Have you ever opened up a folder like my documents and almost fainted from all those files?
How would you like to print all the files by name and extentsion on paper using notepad then look them over with a cup of java to see what is worth keeping and what should go to the trash.
Learn how the dir command can not only show what in your folders but how it can print out a report
of all or just specific files.Print folder contents click here

Just go to the next sections and be brave dos is not that bad once you learn a few basic commands.