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Re: DOS Box in Win2000

• Posted by Ray & Debbie Smith <smithr at IX.NET.AU> Nov 12, 2000
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NT (and maybe Win2000) come with 2 versions of command.com.

The old, dos version (command.com) with 8.3 type file names, and
the new improved Windows version (cmd.exe) that has support
for long file names.

Just a note, if using the new cmd.exe you don't even need to put spaces
around
directories with spaces,
eg cd \program files ... will work ok,
whereas in win9x you need to type
cd \"program files

The "command prompt" menu item uses the new cmd.exe.

Do you start a command prompt before running your program???
Maybe, somehow your application is associating itself with the old
command.com?

Ray Smith.


----- Original Message -----
From: Darth Maul, aka Matt <uglyfish87 at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: DOS Box in Win2000


> I dunno. Maybe CMD.EXE doesn't like long filenames. I could give you my
> COMMAND.COM, but who knows if NT and 2k like real-mode apps?