How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

I created an MS-DOS program and now I can't get rid of it, because "it is being used by another person or program."

This thing does not need to be on my desktop.

[d2king10]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

Ctrl+Alt+Delete, then look under processes...it should be there, then right click and end. Alternative is, restart your computer then delete. Good luck =P

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

It's not under Processes, and I already tried restarting the computer.

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

start your computer in safe mode and remove it that way as safe mode only allows main system componants to run.

if that doesnt work then try a virus program that quarenteens files, then you can select the file and tell it to quarenteen it and delete it when you restart (quarenteening a file makes it inoperable on the next computer turn on).

those aew what i would try to do.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

Took me a while to figure out how to start Safe Mode (not a frequently used option), but it worked!

[Riotsword]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

How do you start Safe Mode, in case I should need to use it in the future?

[thetruecoolness]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

Come on, haven't you guys ever seen the Air Force commercial where the cops look for that one kid on a dark street, and they tell them there computer froze again and he says "Reboot with F8 in safe mode". And of course this lone fact makes him Air Force material. Doesn't say too much for the standards of the air force.

But since you haven't, when your computer boots and it is past the BIOS, frantically hit F8 while or before windows starts to load and you should get the boot menu for Windows which has safe mode. Basically during the screen which has the grey bar at the bottom and says loading windows. Of course if it doesn't work reboot again and trying hitting F8 either earlier or later, and hit it a lot since most of the time you would have to be very lucky to only have to hit it once. I know older Windows OSes (95/98 I think) had a reboot in safe mode option in the start menu as well.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

Okay, now I need to figure out how to make this program I wrote run on other computers.

[Red Dragon]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

frantically hit F8 while or before windows starts to load and you should get the boot menu for Windows which has safe mode.

Or you can Hold the F8 button right after you press the power button.

[Alutra]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

Okay, now I need to figure out how to make this program I wrote run on other computers.

Are you planning on taking over the internet again Dray?

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

Nah, just your attention spans.

[Big Rick Cook]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

My brother-in-law created a little program that was just a pair of boobs in a window, and if you scrolled over the picture, the box would move. If you managed to edge your way into the bar instead of the picture, and you clicked the X button to close it, two more would pop up in its place. My sister almost lost her job because of this program, because she had a screen full of tit when her supervisor was making rounds.

I also got a friend in trouble once by renaming the program to his name on my desktop, and when he opened it in curiosity, and then couldn't close it, I screamed for my mom that he was looking at porn on my computer (we were under age at the time).

He freaked and pulled the plug to avoid my mother's ire.

If it's something like this you've created, Dray, leave me out of it.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: How do you delete an MS-DOS program?

Nah, I can't do anything like that right now. It just has you put in a few numbers and displays them in various ways (adding, square roots, etc.).