Hello Vic!
13 Apr 98 22:34, Vic Bates wrote to All:
 VB> In win95 I have a shortcut desktop icon setup to run 4dos, because for
 VB> some reason even though it's the primary shell it doesn't
 VB> automatically run when I open a dos prompt.
 VB> I'm also able to open a normal MSdos box from win95 using the normal
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Do you meen a COMMAND.COM dos prompt window?
 VB> MSDOS didn't like my 4dos prompt too much.
What is your path like?  Is it "strange"?
 VB> starts instead of command.com, no matter what!
 VB> It doesn't matter that command.com is specified as the program command
 VB> line, as soon as I specify a batch file/command to be run 4dos starts
 VB> instead of command.com!
May be because: 1) you specify a .BAT (or BTM) file.  2) BAT file are 
associated to 4DOS (or maybe to the "primary shell" so again 4dos.com)
3) So 4dos.com is started.
 VB> The only way I've found to get around this is to use the /K switch
 VB> after the command line.
Yes, this is a fine way!
C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /K IN_WIN95.BAT
 VB> Is this a win95 problem or something wrong with how I've setup 4dos?
Well, I don't know  which program the fault is from.
I'm not even sure it's a fault.
The way you have get it working it's fine (you can call it "properly filling 
win95 dialog box).
I think that thare are exist ways of fixing it in 4dos configuration.
For example in 4START.BTM you can check if you are in Win95 ( %_DOS variable 
or so on), and the run a command.com shell (in this way, ti will be a third 
shell)
Giorgio
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