Thanks to all who replied. cd c:\ gave me the C:\ prompt that I was looking for.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:42 AM Subject: Re: How do you get a C:\ prompt in Windows XP? > enter cd c:\ > > Ronin Quigley wrote: > > >Thanks for your tips. When I type C:\ I get the following message 'C:\' is > >not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch > >file. > >Any other suggestions? > > > > > > > >Rocket > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Turner, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'Tomcat Users List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:13 AM > >Subject: RE: Help needed to run Tomcat 4.1.12 > > > > > > > > > >>Agreed....avoid spaces in pathnames if you can. > >> > >>As an aside, there is no reason to switch directories to start Tomcat. > >> > >> > >You > > > > > >>can do so by typing something like c:\tomcat\bin\startup.bat from any > >>command prompt in Windows. > >> > >>John > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Paul Yunusov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:04 PM > >>To: Tomcat Users List > >>Subject: Re: Help needed to run Tomcat 4.1.12 > >> > >>On Wednesday 18 December 2002 06:27 pm, Ronin Quigley wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I am running Windows XP and have done the following: > >>> a.. Installed Jave SDK and set the path variable to > >>>stemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:Java\bin; b.. Downloaded release version > >>> > >>> > >4.1.12 > > > > > >>>of Tomcat > >>> c.. Set the variable JAVA HOME=C:\JAVA > >>> d.. Set the variable CATALINA_HOME= C:\TOMCAT\JAKARTA-TOMCAT 4.1.12 > >>> e.. Tested the above by doing the ECHO test and they were fine. > >>>The command prompt in Windows XP automatically defaults to C:\Documents > >>> > >>> > >>and > >> > >> > >>>Settings\Go For It Web Design>, how do I get a C:\ prompt? And once I > >>> > >>> > >get > > > > > >>a > >> > >> > >>>C:\ prompt can I start it by the following? > >>> > >>>C:\ > >>>cd tomcat\jakarta-tomcat 4.1.12\bin > >>>startup.bat > >>> > >>>Any help would be much appreciated. > >>> > >>>Rocket > >>> > >>> > >>To change the working directory to C: type C:\ and press enter in the > >>command > >>prompt (if my memory doesn't betray me - my Windows days are long gone). > >>Your > >>steps to start tomcat seem be correct but paths and names in the > >> > >> > >description > > > > > >>of environment variables are a mess (JAVA_HOME should have the "_", > >>"SystemRoot" instead of "stemRoot", C: must be followed by a "\" in paths, > >>there is a "-" instead of a space between "jakarta-tomcat" and "4.1.12" in > >>the standard distribution, at least on Linux). I attribute this chaos to > >>fast > >>typing but I'd double check if I were you. My Windows experience taught me > >>to > >>avoid spaces in paths also. > >>HTH, > >>Paul > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>For additional commands, e-mail: > >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>--- > >>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >>Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 11/13/2002 > >> > >> > >>--- > >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >>Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 11/13/2002 > >> > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> > >> > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >>For additional commands, e-mail: > >> > >> > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
