Windows 8-'edit' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file

The edit command is no longer available in Windows 8 64 bit. You could use the "notepad" command instead.

Hi Padmahas,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forums.

The issue description seems a bit unclear and I would like to have a better understanding before we start working on it. I would really appreciate if you can help me with the following information.

1.      What exactly are you trying to do on the computer?

2.      Which file are you trying to edit?

You can refer the help article and check.

Command-Line Reference

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754340.aspx

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@Microsoft: Once again, I am deeply disappointed. I wonder why it should be necessary to remove edit.com from Win8 x64? For me, converting text files from LF=10 (Linux) to CR, LF=13,10 (Windows) was quickly and simply done with edit. But I guess nobody thought of that, again. Any suggestion on an alternative that is just as simple?

MS-Dos editor(edit.exe) is not present in Modern 64 bit windows. The only option is notepad.

So I did this in the following way.

1. Download jdk 1.7.0_25 x64 bit(for x64 bit windows only)
2. Install jdk
3. Right click on My Computer ->Click properties ->Advance System settings ->Environment

Variables ->System Variables ->New ->Variable name: write "Path" without quotes

Variable value: write "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_25\bin" wihout quotes -> Click OK ->OK

**Note:-check your jdk version before writing the variable value...If you have other version of jdk

the Variable value should be changed.....

4.Goto C:\Windows->Right click on System 32 folder->Click Properties->Security->Advance->Click

on "Change" option (writen in blue color) ->Click Advance->Find Now->Select The user you

currently logged in(*if you have more than one user you should logged on to the

administrator first, to check which one is administrator go to "User Accounts")

->Click Ok->Apply->Ok->Ok

5. Press Windows key+R -> type cmd and hit enter ->in thr taskbar right click on the Command

prompt icon ->Click pin to task bar ->close commant prompt

Now again Right click on the Command prompt icon(you have recently pinned)

->Right Click on Command Prompt -> Click Properties->In Shortcut tab write

"**%windir%\system32**" (without quotes) in the Start in box-> Click ok

6. Open Command Prompt from Task bar(you have recent pinned command prompt icon in Task

bar)

***********To View Command prompt(CMD) in full sreen Start CMD -> Right Click on Name Bar of CMD->Click Layout -> Increase Window Buffer Size width and height****************

7. Type "notepad" without quotes.
8. write your java program and save as < Class name.java> (class name refers to the name of the class which you've used in your program)

Example:-

class hello

{

public static void main(String args[])

{

System.out.println("Hello world");

}

}

You MUST have to save the above program As: hello.java in "C:\Windows\System32" folder.

** You can create A shortcut to the "System 32" folder in the Desktop for quick access

******To create a shortcut of "System32" goto  "C:\Windows" -> Right click on System32  and select Send to->Desktop(create shortcut)

9.    Type "javac<space><program name.java>" without quotes (To compile hello.java type javac hello.java )

*******if no errors displayed then go to step 10 oterwise type notepad and edit your program again***

10.  Type "java<space><program name>" without quotes( As to run hello.java type java hello)

You have successfully Write, Compile and Run a Java Program on " x64 bit Windows using COMMAND PROMPT".

Hi Padmahas,

 

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forums.

 

The issue description seems a bit unclear and I would like to have a better understanding before we start working on it. I would really appreciate if you can help me with the following information.

 

1.      What exactly are you trying to do on the computer?

2.      Which file are you trying to edit?

Hello sir, Thank you for your suggestion. I referred the Command line reference link

"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754173.aspx#BKMK_examples".

There it has mentioned the usage of this command also applies to windows 8. So I'm answering your 2 questions.

1. I have a practice of writing java programs by using the command "edit programname.java" which will takes us to ms-dos editor that i found very easy for writing program in a systematic manner than notepad. I was using this command in windows 7 32 bit also, later i heard that it is not available in 64 bit windows 7 too. So i got this question that is there any problem with 64 bit windows OS.

Another answer i found is to paste edit.exe and supporting files from another system to "C:\Windows" path. But when i tried, it told me that it is not compatible with 64 bit OS the element I'm trying to paste is of 32 bit. So where can i get 64 bit edit.exe and supporting files?