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echo: win2000
to: Bob McGrath
from: Alan Zisman
date: 2003-04-11 15:29:00
subject: Re: ..pif

-=> Bob McGrath wrote to All <=-

 BM> Hello Everyone!

 BM> Please excuse my naivete' in this small problem.

 BM> I installed win2k pro on my system in January 2003 (clean install). I
 BM> had been using win98se prior to that. I had several *.pif files set up
 BM> when I first started using win98se.

 BM> Sine that time I have flat forgotten how to set up a *.pif for some
 BM> "dos" tasks that I desire to run.

 BM> Would someone be kind enough to share their experience in doing this
 BM> with me? Perhaps this time I'll print it out so that if this ever comes
 BM> up again I won't have to worry about my memory!

 When you make a shortcut pointing to a DOS program, it's saved as a *.PIF
file-- you can edit it by right-clicking and choosing Properties from the popup
menu.Options include the ability to set font (for text-mode programs), display
settings, etc.
... -- az: email to alan{at}zisman.ca
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