I have recently updated all my windows updates due to
recent security issues. Now when I go to my Dos shortcut
instead of c:/ it is cocuments and
Settings\Administrator why did this happen and how do I
fix it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Right Click on your DOS Shortcut and select Properties from the
drop down list. Then change the "Start In" box back to C:\; then
click apply and OK. This should start your DOS session in C:\.
Hope this helps. O=:-)
/Art Sheppard

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:

Mine does the same thing and I m not using the shortcut. I do Start | Run | cmd | OK and I go to the same folder. How to fix this?

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George Hester
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"Art Sheppard" <artshepNOSPAM@nvbell.net> wrote in message news:4030FC88.F6E47769@nvbell.net...

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:

Hi

One of the security updates released last year is to blame (MS03-045/KB824141
I think). But you can change it back, from a previous post:


Message-ID: <9KyOELYrDHA.2088@cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl>
From: ericshen@online.microsoft.com ("Eric Shen [MSFT]")
Subject: RE: MS03-045 changing environment variables

<quote>

Hi Paul,

In order to customize the startup directory of Windows 2000, as you
noticed, we can use the HOMEPATH variable. You can change it to \ so
command prompt will start under C:\. (C is the partition you installed
Windows 2000 on). To do this, please try:

1. Open "System" from the Control Panel.

2. Click "Advanced"->"Environment Variables".

3. Under "User variables for <user>",
- if there is an entry for HOMEPATH, please change it to "/" (without
quotation marks).
- if there is no entry for HOMEPATH, please create a new one with "/"
(without quotation marks).

Then command prompt will start under C:\. Please let me know if this solves
this issue or if you need further assistance.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Eric Shen
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation

</quote>


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torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

Right-click Properties your shortcut to cmd.exe

I see %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% in there.
Try something else? Or redefine %HOMEPATH%?


BTW this is off-topic for this newsgroup.
Try a newsgroup which specializes in your OS.


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"George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Mine does the same thing and I m not using the shortcut. I do Start | Run | cmd | OK and I go to the same folder. How to fix this?

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"Art Sheppard" <artshepNOSPAM@nvbell.net> wrote in message news:4030FC88.F6E47769@nvbell.net...

"Start | Run | cmd | OK" is not a shortcut. Thanks though all done. I saw that in somebody else's post and I'n sure that will work. Just don't want to change an Environment variable for this issue.

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