> Dan Hughes <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >My friend has a very old Zenith 286 computer with a stock 40mb hard
> >drive (sorry, don't know the brand or specs).
        [Hahnel, Winfried (W.A.)]  BIG   SNIP
> >Is this a sign that the hard drive is on its last legs?
> >
> >One other strange thing:  though the autoexec.bat file seemed
> >undamaged, when I typed AUTOEXEC at the c: prompt the computer came
> >back with "no such file".  Even though it clearly showed up on a DIR
>
        [Hahnel, Winfried (W.A.)]  Just typing autoexec will result in an
error message.  You must also type in the extension of the file for the
computer to see it.  In this case the proper thing to type at the c: is
"type autoexec.bat" to view

"edit or editor autoexec.bat" to edit the file.
        Good Luck
Regards,
Fred Hahnel
ISO9000 Point Person PFSL