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From: sysop AT mome DOT apk DOT net (March Hare)
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Subject: Re: How do I solve the problem of "Cannot find command.com, system halted?"
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Message-ID: <AoLUx47Ul1Mf090yn@mome.apk.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 02:36:50 -0500
References: <4ienei$l5d AT apollo DOT isisnet DOT com> <4ig82k$31m AT news DOT aloha DOT com>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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In article <4ig82k$31m AT news DOT aloha DOT com>, Kenneth Beals <kbeals AT kode DOT net> wrote:
>bcarson AT ra DOT isisnet DOT com (cyberbob) wrote:
>>I run win 3x have dos 6.22 and recieve the message: "invalid 
>>command.com, system halted." Help is appreciated at 
>>bcarson AT ra DOT isisnet DOT com 
>>
>
>It seems something has happened to your system files. If you have 
>a crash disk that was formated with the /s switch you can copy 
>the system files back to your root dir on the hard drive. You can 
>make one on another PC then use it to boot your PC. Then copy the 
>files to your root dir using COPY A:\*.SYS C:\ and COPY 
>A:\COMMAND.COM C:\

Another possiblity is that CyberBob has more than one copy of
COMMAND.COM on his hard drive.  If he can boot and then run
Windows, this is a very likely scenario.  It can be complicated
by the fact that some people have conflicting SHELL and COMSPEC
statements in CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEC.BAT.  If they are copies
of the same, exact COMMAND.COM, then a problem won't usually
occur until they upgrade their DOS.

>I hope that solves your problem and it is not a problem with the 
>boot sector of the hard drive. If it is you may need to use a 
>program such as Norton Utilities.

A good virus scanner is a must, as well.

John

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