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CNET: Delete command.com...
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see: here
all about making your computer safe, but my question is can you do this on a pc?
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If possible, don't use Microsoft Windows. Buy a Macintosh or use Linux. If you must use Windows, set up Automatic Update so that you automatically receive security patches. And delete the files "command.com" and "cmd.exe."
can you really delete command.com and cmd.exe??
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Originally posted by teszeract:
see: here
all about making your computer safe, but my question is can you do this on a pc?
can you really delete command.com and cmd.exe??
Sure you can*. Your Windoze might not work afterwards and you might  but you can delete it. 
*It's all speculation on my part. Not a Windoze expert, you know. 
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I may be drunk, but you sir, are ugly.
And I will be sober in the morning!
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I'll try it and let you know.
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Is it not reasonable to anticipate that our understanding of the human mind would be aided greatly by knowing the purpose for which it was designed?
-George C. Williams
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I don't think windows use it any longer to operate. But its kept there for backward compatibility? Kinda like autoexec.bat and config.sys...
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I already bought a Mac, now what? This stability thing is driving me batty.
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I don't see why you couldn't delete them. Command.com and cmd.exe are simply command interpreters. They aren't commands or system files.
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Originally posted by bradoesch:
I don't see why you couldn't delete them. Command.com and cmd.exe are simply command interpreters. They aren't commands or system files.
They're like the Terminal on a Mac, are they not?
(Again, not much PC knowledge)
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What the nerd community most often fail to realize is that all features aren't equal. A well implemented and well integrated feature in a convenient interface is worth way more than the same feature implemented crappy, or accessed through a annoying interface.
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Originally posted by Amorya:..........
PS- Somebody stole your stars, in case you didn't notice.
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Originally posted by PacHead:
Originally posted by Amorya:..........
PS- Somebody stole your stars, in case you didn't notice.
Haven't you heard? They're not out in England yet, and when we get them we'll have to pay 20% more per star than you do in the US! Don't worry, it's been reported to the EU's trading standards body
(Sorry to whoever's no-stars reason I stole - but it made me laugh most!)
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What the nerd community most often fail to realize is that all features aren't equal. A well implemented and well integrated feature in a convenient interface is worth way more than the same feature implemented crappy, or accessed through a annoying interface.
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Originally posted by Amorya:
They're like the Terminal on a Mac, are they not?
(Again, not much PC knowledge)
Close. It's more like csh, bash, or sh on a Mac. But the terminal does need one of those (or another shell) to work.
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how the hell did they make it .com.com?
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Originally posted by Amorya:
Haven't you heard? They're not out in England yet, and when we get them we'll have to pay 20% more per star than you do in the US! Don't worry, it's been reported to the EU's trading standards body
Yeah, but I heard they were going to be holographic and yellow to prevent counterfeiting. 
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