How do I copy a file from a cd to my hard disk using MS DOS?

Question

This might solve my problem temporarily. I want to copy some important files to my hard disk with MS DOS only because my OS has problems, probably missing or corrupted necessary files. But the thing is I don't know what to type in MS DOS. What is/are the command(s) in copying files?

Answer 1

copy d:\"filename"/c:
or
copy d:\"filename"/c:\
John
A+ Certified

Answer 2

Boot up computer with start up disk of windows 98, and during the boot up when you have choice to boot with CD press enter on it so the computer will recognize the CD drive. after you get a:\
lets say your CD drive is D: type cd\d: press enter
now you are in drive d:
note: before you do all of that you have to make a folder on drive c: where you want to copy the file to. lets say you made a folder and named it my files, now type

d:\ copy *.* c:\myfiles press enter
all files on drive d: will start coping

Note: if your CD dive is not d: could be e: or g: you have to notice that you replace the d:\ copy *.* to e:\ copy *.*
or g:\ copy *.*
Good luck
Adnan Sallam
Napa, California

Answer 3

Click on Start->Run, type 'cmd' and you'll get the command prompt. Let's suppose your cd rom drive is 'e:' . In the command prompt, type e:, hit enter and you'll go the cd rom, type 'dir' now and you'll get the list of files on the cd. now in the prompt, type 'copy file c:' where 'file' (given as example) is the name of the file that you want to copy from the cd rom to the 'c:' prompt.

Answer 4

sample

COPY A:PEMSOPT.EXE C:\PEIMSEDT\PEMSOPT.EXE and press [ENTER].