From: "Tony Ingenoso" 

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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