mdloader_windows.exe issue

[huntersquid]

While trying to change the leds of my alt drop iot gives me this error and i would like some help on how to fix it mdloader_winows.exe is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

[ramkpari]

@huntersquid What terminal did you use for Windows ?. In my personal experience, Powershell/ Windows Terminal does not work with mdloader_windows.exe. Try running it with regular ol' Command Prompt (cmd).

[Ameno-Sagiri]

Back in the 1980s, computer GUIs were becoming quite popular. I just wanted to remind you it's the year 2021 and maybe you should consider programming a GUI for this software. By the way, people don't typically use terminals in Windows, that method of doing things was left behind more than 2 decades ago, and it's one of the primary reasons Linux is having a hard time taking off, since the people developing for that environment don't know how to make anything user friendly.

here's a comprehensive article about the history of GUI's in computing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface

It's a very interesting thing when you can make something that's easy to use and does what it needs to do without sending people on wild runs trying to figure out terminals in Windows.

[shatteredeagle]

@Ameno-Sagiri Have you completely missed the rise of Powershell and its dominance in the Windows space, as well as the fact that Microsoft now has full on Linux kernels running under Windows?

[lcsm29]

If you're on the same directory, use either .\mdloader_windows.exe or ./mdloader_windows.exe, instead of mdloader_windows.exe. You can also run it by specifying the full path of mdloader_windows.exe. That's just how things work on pwsh.exe or powershell.exe (or wt.exe running either one of those). It's not like cmd.exe, but it's similar to any posix terminal.