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Windows 2000 and DOS - MSD Replacement

SUMMARY: Access Windows 2000's replacement for the MSD command from the DOS prompt.

If you've used previous versions of Windows or DOS, you probably remember the MSD command, "MicroSoft Diagnostics". This command displayed information about your machine that was critical to see when trying to fix certain types of problems.

While MSD doesn't exist in Windows 2000, an enhanced systems information screen, MSINFO32, does. However, you can place a batch file in your Windows directory so that if you accidentally type MSD, the enhanced system information application will appear. Create a batch file called "msd.bat" in your main Windows directory with the following line:

@start "MSD" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\MSInfo32"