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re: Program cannot run in DOS mode
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 9:10 am
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Posted by k-k-m (8 messages posted)


On the ME machine the batch file is started via the Windows "startup group". It is started in a similar fashion on the W98FE, W98SE, and XP machines where everything is working correctly. The only place that there is an issue is on the ME machine.


On Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 6:58 am, Keith Stanier wrote:
>k-k-m wrote:
>
>| The only visible difference here is that the menu program is invoked via a BATCH
>|file at ME start-up.
>
>How are you exactly starting this batch file on ME startup?
>
>Are you running it the Startup folder or editing the Autoexec.bat file?
>
>If I remember correctly you can't edit the Autoexec.bat file and make it work ME
>rewrite the Autoexec.bat file on startup and removes anything you add.
>
>The Command Prompt only runs Command.com from inside Windows.


Written in response to:
re: Program cannot run in DOS mode (Keith Stanier: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 6:58 am)

Responses to this message:
*Here's why! (Ed: Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 8:07 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Program cannot run in DOS mode (k-k-m: Mon, Mar 22, 2010, 11:56 am)
-re: Program cannot run in DOS mode (Keith Stanier: Tue, Mar 23, 2010, 6:58 am)
-re: Program cannot run in DOS mode (k-k-m: Wed, Mar 24, 2010, 9:10 am)
-Here's why! (Ed: Sun, Mar 28, 2010, 8:07 am)
*re: Here's why! (k-k-m: Sun, Mar 28, 2010, 6:18 pm)
*re: Here's why! (Alan Masterman: Thu, Apr 1, 2010, 8:34 am)
-re: Here's why! (Just Me: Sun, Jul 11, 2010, 2:51 am)
-Yes, but... (Ed: Fri, Jul 16, 2010, 1:11 pm)
-re: Yes, but... (Just Me: Tue, Jul 20, 2010, 12:03 am)
*re: Yes, but... (Ed: Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 7:20 am)
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