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You need to run a memory-resident program like DOSKEY in your MS-DOS sessions. &nbsp;You should find DOSKEY in your Windows\Command folder.
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You need to run a memory-resident program like DOSKEY in your MS-DOS sessions.  You should find DOSKEY in your Windows\Command folder.

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I want it to run doskey every time I open a DOS session. Perhaps I should have been more specific. &nbsp;Thanks.
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I want it to run doskey every time I open a DOS session. Perhaps I should have been more specific.  Thanks.

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You can create a batch file with Notepad (or any other straight ASCII text editor) that contains the following:<br />
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C:\Windows\Command\Doskey.<wbr />com<br />
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Perhaps a good name for this is RunDkey.bat<br />
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Then, navigate in Windows Explorer to the following folder:<br />
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C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs<br />
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and find the shortcut for the MSDOS Prompt. &nbsp;Right click on it and select Properties. &nbsp;On the Program tab, in the field called Batch file:, type the name of your new batch file (RunDkey.bat). &nbsp;Then click ok.
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You can create a batch file with Notepad (or any other straight ASCII text editor) that contains the following:

C:\Windows\Command\Doskey.com

Perhaps a good name for this is RunDkey.bat

Then, navigate in Windows Explorer to the following folder:

C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

and find the shortcut for the MSDOS Prompt.  Right click on it and select Properties.  On the Program tab, in the field called Batch file:, type the name of your new batch file (RunDkey.bat).  Then click ok.

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Great - that did the trick. &nbsp;Thanks much. &nbsp;-Michael
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Great - that did the trick.  Thanks much.  -Michael

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I want to be able to use my up arrow key to get to commands I had typed earlier. &nbsp;Like I can do with NT or Win2K by default. &nbsp;What do I need to change in Win98 to have my previously type commands available to me?
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I want to be able to use my up arrow key to get to commands I had typed earlier.  Like I can do with NT or Win2K by default.  What do I need to change in Win98 to have my previously type commands available to me?

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