From: "Rich" 

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   COMMAND.COM is really a compat thing.  CMD.EXE is used to run all =
applications, Win32, Win64, Windows 3.x, Posix, MS-DOS, and OS/2.  Not =
all versions of Windows support all these targets but whatever are =
supported are handled by CMD.EXE.

Rich

  "Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message =
news:3efc494a{at}w3.nls.net...
  The stock NT/W2K command line is protected mode Win32.  Running a =
COMMAND.COM within that will fire up a DOS box.

  "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message =
news:3efc3404$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > I missed the subtlety...
  >
  > But an idle command line window requires no idle detection. The =
cleverness
  > is in detecting that a DOS app is idle while busy polling all its =
inputs.
  >
  > Paul
  >
  > "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
  > news:3efb3466$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > > > Check the 'misc' tab of the properties of a DOS app on an NT =
machine.
  > >
  > > I knew it could do that, but that's something different than just =
a
  > command
  > > line window.
  > >
  > > Of course, if you create a new shortcut to command.com, you can =
change
  > those
  > > settings for it, so I'll shut up . 
  > >
  > > - Bob Comer
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
  > > news:3efb2fda$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > > > Check the 'misc' tab of the properties of a DOS app on an NT =
machine.
  > > >
  > > > Paul
  > > >
  > > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
  > > > news:3efb1e2c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > > > > I think he's getting OS/2 mixed in there -- it had
the ability =
to
  > adjust
  > > > > idle detection in a DOS command line window.  If NT can do =
that too I
  > > > > haven't run across it.
  > > > >
  > > > > DOS box is just shorthand for a DOS command line window in =
either OS/2
  > > or
  > > > > NT.
  > > > >
  > > > > - Bob Comer
  > > > >
  > > >
  > >
  > >
  >


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COMMAND.COM is really a =
compat=20
thing.  CMD.EXE is used to run all applications, Win32, Win64, =
Windows 3.x,=20
Posix, MS-DOS, and OS/2.  Not all versions of Windows support all = these=20
targets but whatever are supported are handled by CMD.EXE.
 
Rich
 

  "Tony Ingenoso" <mailto:tonyiNOSPAM{at}att

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