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"Really Hidden Files"?
wookiefoot:
just wandering if there is any way to delete these files from XP, since there's no MS-DOS
Refalm:
Doesn't matter, all the MS-DOS commands still work. But if you try to run Duke Nukem 3D, it kinda fails...
Laukev7:
Not quite. In Windows NT, command.com has been replaced by cmd, which is not the same. Therefore, it is possible that some commands have been crippled, like in Explorer, to keep users from seeing "really hidden" files.
Consider that Windows XP has been crippled to keep users from deleting system files, in order to keep them from uninstalling Explorer or WMP manually.
Kupotek:
Running command still works in XP.
Personally I dont suffer from any of the paranoia so many seem to relish and indulge in, concerning hidden files, I really am not worried about the sites I browse to getting sent to MS for some global takeover machine or whatever the hell people are so worried about.
Laukev7:
Well, me neither; but then, that's nothing compared to the restrictions planned by Microscoff in their NGSCB, or "Palladium" project. They will actually prevent you from running software if the binary is not certified (and certification comes with a cost, which means bye-bye freeware for Windoze).
Oh, and "command" in XP is, in fact, cmd. It's easy to check: go in the commandline and type something like "BillGatesIsAPrat". If you get "Bad command or file name", it's command. If it's a long answer like "This command is not recognised by the system blah blah blah", then it's cmd.
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