Windows 2000 tab key does not expand for more characters on Windows Shell

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After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing
the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my
typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the
Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my
typing.
Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.
Thanks.
 
<wong_powah@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing
> the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my
> typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the
> Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my
> typing.
> Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.
> Thanks.

DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under
Win2000 can. Launch it like so:

cmd.exe /f:on

then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.
 
On Jan 16, 11:03 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:
> <wong_po...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:f861e6c8-f819-47a5-b938-e144ffc8fa4b@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing
> > the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my
> > typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the
> > Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my
> > typing.
> > Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.
> > Thanks.
>
> DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under
> Win2000 can. Launch it like so:
>
> cmd.exe /f:on
>
> then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.

It works.
Thanks!
 
wong_powah@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On Jan 16, 11:03 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:
>> <wong_po...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
>>
>> news:f861e6c8-f819-47a5-b938-e144ffc8fa4b@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing
>>> the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my
>>> typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the
>>> Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my
>>> typing.
>>> Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.
>>> Thanks.
>> DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under
>> Win2000 can. Launch it like so:
>>
>> cmd.exe /f:on
>>
>> then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.
>
> It works.
> Thanks!

Thanks from me also.

It prompted me to do a CMD.exe /? .... some interesting stuff in there!
 
"Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message
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> wong_powah@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> On Jan 16, 11:03 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:
>>> <wong_po...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:f861e6c8-f819-47a5-b938-e144ffc8fa4b@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>> After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing
>>>> the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my
>>>> typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the
>>>> Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my
>>>> typing.
>>>> Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.
>>>> Thanks.
>>> DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under
>>> Win2000 can. Launch it like so:
>>>
>>> cmd.exe /f:on
>>>
>>> then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.
>>
>> It works.
>> Thanks!
>
> Thanks from me also.
>
> It prompted me to do a CMD.exe /? .... some interesting stuff in there!

.. . . such as
cmd /f:on /mode con lines=50
 
On Jan 16, 1:50 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:
> "Sid Elbow" <h...@there.com> wrote in message
>
> news:478e436d$0$15794$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>
>
>
> > wong_po...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >> On Jan 16, 11:03 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:
> >>> <wong_po...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
>
> >>>news:f861e6c8-f819-47a5-b938-e144ffc8fa4b@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>>> After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing
> >>>> the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my
> >>>> typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the
> >>>> Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my
> >>>> typing.
> >>>> Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>> DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under
> >>> Win2000 can. Launch it like so:
>
> >>> cmd.exe /f:on
>
> >>> then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.
>
> >> It works.
> >> Thanks!
>
> > Thanks from me also.
>
> > It prompted me to do a CMD.exe /? .... some interesting stuff in there!
>
> . . . such as
> cmd /f:on /mode con lines=50

Thanks!
 
Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> . . . such as
> cmd /f:on /mode con lines=50

Hmm ... didn't find that last bit (/mode ....) what does it do?
 
"Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message
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> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>
>> . . . such as
>> cmd /f:on /mode con lines=50
>
> Hmm ... didn't find that last bit (/mode ....) what does it do?

Sorry, my mistake. Make it

cmd /f:on /k mode con lines=50
 
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