Re: Command prompt closes right after opening ... crashes

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"Alan" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> <sridhar85@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a weird problem. Everytime I try to open the dos prompt, it
> > flashes the window and it just closes. It's almost as if it crashes. I
> > try to run commands by using the Run feature, but they don't get
> > executed. Instead the command prompt just flashes for less than a
> > second and disappears.
> >
> > I checked for viruses and spyware using Norton AV 2006 and it found
> > nothing.
> >
> > Could it be that I have a corrupt cmd.exe? Or is there something else
> > that might be wrong?
> >
> > -sridhar
> >
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> Some things will do that from the run option unless you tell the program
> what it is supposed to do, so it may be working properly but you are
> misunderstanding its' use. Use command switches to tell the executable
what
> it is doing for these items.
>
>

The OP was quite clear in his post: He is unable to start
a Command Processor. The Command Processor does
not require any switches to become resident. I suspect
that his inability to run other programs is a secondary
effect - let's resolve the Command Processor issue first,
then have a look at the rest!


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