Backspace won't work in command prompt

[Joffer]

I've made an unattended WinXPSP2 CD using the guides on this site. I've also used some of the regtweaks collections. The thing is I think I've disabled my backspace key in command prompt somehow. I can not delete what I write in my command prompt (cmd.exe) with backspace. The only way is to use my left arrow key and then use the delete key.

Anyone know where I should look to fix this? It's really annoying.

[ender341]

if you can try using the virtual keyboard

Start > All Prrograms > Accesseries > Accessibility > On-Screen Keyboard (in XP)

to see if its hardware related, other than that I can't think of anything

[S0mE0nesMiNd1]

I had this problem too...someone must have posted an invalid registry tweak or something. But then again, I also changed my command prompt background, and text colors through the registry....dont know if thats it or not... Goodluck man.

[Gee]

Post your Registry Tweaks so we can examine it

[Joffer]

if you can try using the virtual keyboard

Start > All Prrograms > Accesseries > Accessibility > On-Screen Keyboard (in XP)

to see if its hardware related, other than that I can't think of anything

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have installed on two (new amd64) computers, the same on both, so we can rule out bad hardware

I had this problem too...someone must have posted an invalid registry tweak or something. But then again, I also changed my command prompt background, and text colors through the registry....dont know if thats it or not... Goodluck man.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I did change the command prompt color...

My regtweaks that gets installed during winxp installation are attached.

REG_Tweaks_ct6.txt

Edited August 29, 2005 by Joffer

[Dahi]

Dont paste long files like that into these forums, attach them.

A search for "command" in your tweaks shows youre setting the file name completion character in two different places, and to 2 different values.

I'm pretty sure 9 (TAB) is the correct value. 8 is the backspace key.

;-----  Typing Long File Names In DOS
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor]
"CompletionChar"=dword:00000009

;----- cmd prompt enhancements:  tab key completes path+filenames, UNC checks off
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor]
"CompletionChar"=dword:00000008
"PathCompletionChar"=dword:00000008
"DisableUNCCheck"=dword:00000001

[Joffer]

Dont paste long files like that into these forums, attach them.

Fixed

A search for "command" in your tweaks shows youre setting the file name completion character in two different places, and to 2 different values.

I'm pretty sure 9 (TAB) is the correct value. 8 is the backspace key.

;-----  Typing Long File Names In DOS
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor]
"CompletionChar"=dword:00000009

;----- cmd prompt enhancements:  tab key completes path+filenames, UNC checks off
;-----
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor]
"CompletionChar"=dword:00000008
"PathCompletionChar"=dword:00000008
"DisableUNCCheck"=dword:00000001

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Seems like I've made a typo I searched and found a few reg settings which, as you said correctly, had a value of 8 and not 9. Guess that makes sence since backspace sometimes gave me TabCompletion.. Why I did not put those two together and figure it out myself I don't know. Now backspace works again