On Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:15:53 -0500, Roger Turk wrote:

> I was asked,

>>> Mr. Turk, I believe you are the one that help me out last time regarding a
> Dos question.  I though maybe you can answer this one.

> command: copy q:\home\sed\install.bat  c:\winwin
> Actual action => copies the file to c:\winnt

> command: copy q:\home\sed\install.bat  c:\winnt (computer does not have winnt)
> Actual action => copies the file to c:\windows

> What gives.  do  you know??<<

> This is a new one on me!  Does anyone know (or have an inkling) of what is
> happening?

> Thanks

> Roger Turk
> Tucson, Arizona  USA

This is certainly a new one on me too.  Of course I know what would happen
as a result of executing these DOS commands on a WIN 3.x or a WIN 95 machine.
I have been told that DOS doesn't even work at with an NT machine.  Did they
tell me right or did they tell me wrong?

Sam Heywood
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