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- From: mark@ocsmd.ocs.com (Mark Wilson)
- Subject: Re: Can not get the MS-DOS prompt icon working in version 3.1
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- Organization: Online Computer Systems, Inc.
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 17:02:45 GMT
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- You may not have the PIF file set up correctly, BECAUSE the
- COMMAND.COM might not be where the original PIF file expected it.
- In the old days it was always in the root directory of the hard
- drive, but now it usually ends up in the C:\DOS directory or
- something like that, courtesy of DOS 5.0. Here's what you do:
- first, exit Windows and find out JUST where COMMAND.COM lives
- on your system. For this example, let's say it's in C:\DOS5.
- Now, go into Windows; open group MAIN, select PIF EDITOR, select FILE,
- select OPEN, and look for DOSPRMPT.PIF. (If you can't find it,
- and it SHOULD be in your Windows directory itself, quit and choose
- NEW to create DOSPRMPT.PIF)
- Set: Program Filename to: COMMAND.COM
- Window Title to: MS-DOS Prompt
- or whatever you like, and
- Start-up Directory to: C:\DOS5
- (THAT should be the problem!).
- Other normal settings, copied from mine: Video Memory=Text,
- Memory Required is -1, Kb desired = -1, EMS Kb Required=0,
- EMS KB Limit = 1024, XMS KB Required=0, XMS KB Limit = 1024
- Display Usage=Full Screen, both "Execution" boxes are un-checked,
- and "Close Window on Exit" is checked. If you need any more
- details, feel free to call. Remember to Save the changes when done.
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- Mark Wilson, Online Computer Systems. 1-800-922-9204 or 1-301-601-2215
- (Try email address mark@wilson.ocs.com....)
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