Earlier today I had to boot a client computer into safe mode and remove a virus via the command prompt because every time Windows would load it would lock the file and make it impossible to remove! There are several other reasons why you might need to use the command prompt in your life (although rarely), so it's good to know how to navigate around them!
Windows Command Line Guide – 1 – Introduction to the Command Prompt
If you were planning on learning how to use the Command Prompt in Windows, I’m going to go through some of the most common commands that are run. To make sure everyone is on the same page, you can get to the Command Prompt by going to Start , then clicking Run and typing CMD . In Windows 7, you can simply click Start and start typing cmd . In Windows 8, you can simply right-click the Start button and choose Command Prompt .
You will now see a large black window with the cursor at the end of the path to your user profile in C:/Documents and Settings/Username or C:/Users/Username. So what now!? Well, since I can't explain everything, you'll probably want to use some of the help guides that come with MS DOS itself by typing HELP and hitting Enter.
When you do that, you will get a list of all the commands you can use in MS DOS and a brief description of what they do:
