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echo: batpower
to: Ken Hrynchuk
from: Paul Quinn
date: 2003-02-05 14:37:00
subject: `Pop-up` w/Batches?

Hi! Ken,

In a message to All you wrote:

 KH> I have a long-standing annoyance, when running .BAT files from .PIFs
 KH> in Win9x. Sometimes, after completion of the batch, Win will show 
 KH> this:
 KH> "Your pop-up program is ready to run. When you have finished using
 KH>  it, press Ctrl+C to close this window and return to Windows."
 KH> I've tried everything I can think of (.PIF settings, .BAT tricks) to
 KH> prevent the above from occurring; does anyone know how to stop it?

Geeze, I haven't seen that message in years.  :)

I searched every file in this PC's "Program files" and Windows
directories (over 3,100 files!) and there's no mention of (bits of...) that
text in any.

How are you manipulating the settings in the .PIFs, mate?

Cheers,
Paul.

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