DOS Commands in Windows 98

[catalina]

Thank you so very much for your offer to help.
Not sure what "off list" means , or how to proceed.

What I am trying to do is to access my data base on an old PC 91997
Toshiba Satellite 220 CDS, with a windows 98 4.10.2222 Rev A .
Trying to make space to install Ubuntu I erased all kinds of Windows
files , among them the windows utilities / accesories. By using DOS I am
trying to get into the Window Programs and trying to recuperate them.
Recuperate them so I can install any Linux....preferably Ubuntu as I
have the CD.
Unfortunately I can not get DOS to work....only some COMMANDS like
cd ...exit .... are acknowledged. There is nothing Wrong with DOS...I
can run SCANDISK  and so forth  BUT not much more .
I wished I could junk Windows and try to learn Unix.
I have another Laptop with W Vista on which I downloaded Ubuntu, so at
least I can cross reference Info from the Web.
Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
With thanks and kind regards
Suuri Suomi



On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 11:21 -0400, Mark Haney wrote:
> elmo wrote:
> > catalina wrote:
> >> I am using Windows 98   4.10.2222 Rev A and with DOS in HMA.
> >> Unfortunately any DOS COMMANDS I have tried does not work....I just get
> >> back the message "bad command" 
> >> I have gone into the Web and tried all sorts of commands for DOS , even
> >> tried UNIX Commands , but no luck.
> >>
> >> Could I please have some help on this issue.
> >> Suuri Suomi
> 
> Be glad to help you off-list.  What are you trying to do in DOS exactly?
> 
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