Guest sjb Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Hi, MS article # 900871 advises creating folders with names i.e..: C:\XPCD\i386, ......etc However the computer doesn't allow using in naming the colon, backslash etc. What gives, any idea how to follow the instructions? Thank you sjb
Guest Terry R. Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Creating folders On 9/18/2007 9:11 AM On a whim, sjb pounded out on the keyboard > Hi, > MS article # 900871 advises creating folders with names i.e..: C:\XPCD\i386, > .....etc > However the computer doesn't allow using in naming the colon, backslash etc. > What gives, any idea how to follow the instructions? > Thank you > sjb > > Sure it does. Open a command prompt (Start, Run, cmd click OK) and try it. If you can't, you're entering something incorrectly. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest Bob I Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Creating folders No you don't use the the backslash as part of the name, it is part of the path separating the sub directory names. In "C:", create New folder named "XPCD". open "XPCD" and then create "i386". sjb wrote: > Hi, > MS article # 900871 advises creating folders with names i.e..: C:\XPCD\i386, > .....etc > However the computer doesn't allow using in naming the colon, backslash etc. > What gives, any idea how to follow the instructions? > Thank you > sjb > >
Guest Gerry Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Creating folders In Windows Explorer place cursor on C drive and select File, New, Folder. Type XPCD. Place cursor on XPCD folder and type i386 as name. That should get you started. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sjb wrote: > Hi, > MS article # 900871 advises creating folders with names i.e..: > C:\XPCD\i386, .....etc > However the computer doesn't allow using in naming the colon, > backslash etc. What gives, any idea how to follow the instructions? > Thank you > sjb
Guest Terry R. Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Creating folders On 9/18/2007 9:33 AM On a whim, Bob I pounded out on the keyboard > No you don't use the the backslash as part of the name, it is part of > the path separating the sub directory names. > > In "C:", create New folder named "XPCD". open "XPCD" and then create "i386". > > sjb wrote: > >> Hi, >> MS article # 900871 advises creating folders with names i.e..: C:\XPCD\i386, >> .....etc >> However the computer doesn't allow using in naming the colon, backslash etc. >> What gives, any idea how to follow the instructions? >> Thank you >> sjb >> >> > You can do it all at once from a command prompt. I believe that is what he was trying to do. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest Bob I Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 Re: Creating folders Terry R. wrote: > On 9/18/2007 9:33 AM On a whim, Bob I pounded out on the keyboard > >> No you don't use the the backslash as part of the name, it is part of >> the path separating the sub directory names. >> >> In "C:", create New folder named "XPCD". open "XPCD" and then create >> "i386". >> >> sjb wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> MS article # 900871 advises creating folders with names i.e..: >>> C:\XPCD\i386, .....etc >>> However the computer doesn't allow using in naming the colon, >>> backslash etc. >>> What gives, any idea how to follow the instructions? >>> Thank you >>> sjb >>> >> > > You can do it all at once from a command prompt. I believe that is what > he was trying to do. > True, but it appears that the OP was not doing it correctly with the direct method and thinking that "C:\XPCD\i386," was a folder name. So break it down into component parts.
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