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  • Article ID:
    30
  • Date Created
    Friday, October 8, 2010
  • Last Updated
    Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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  • Short Desc
    Changing directories while working in a dos prompt will sometimes not work properly if you type in ch d:
  • Details
    When running dos commands within a DOS PROMPT to change drive letters from the default drive will not always work when you type in cd d: (or) chdir d:
  • Recreate Issue
    running the following commands does not always work.

     
    c:\documents and settings\USERNAME\cd d:

    c:\documents and settings\USERNAME\chdir d:
  • Resolve Issue
    Perform the following to make it work

     
    c:\documents and settings\USERNAME\d:


    d:\

    As you see, adding just the drive letter with a colon : at the end d:
    Is all that is needed to change your drive directory to another one.