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No Wonder User - Jan 30, 1999 - 3:04 pm

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PROBLEM: Software
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My computer at work uses Windows 95. However, my boss has installed a DOS version of Quicken. I have tried to access the program by clicking the Start button, "shut down" command and choosing the "restart in MS-DOS mode" option. At the c: prompt I have tried entering "Q" and "Quicken", but cannot get into the Quicken program to work. Is there another way to get into a program from the prompt?

Thanks.

No Wonder Tech - Jan 30, 1999 - 6:27 pm

You need to find the correct directory for Quicken. In order to do this, try this:

CD \
DIR /P
you are going to see plenty of files and directories. Find the one Quicken is installed in and do this:
CD Quicken
(This is if it is in the directory C:\QUICKEN)
Then you do:
DIR *.EXE
And see which executable file you need to run for it to load. Ex:
QUICKEN.EXE
If it does not work, maybe it is in another directory. Find it in windows and then do it in dos... If it is in the directory C:\Prog\Quick, you change into the directory by doing:
CD \PROG\QUICK

Philippe April
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