command prompt closing prematurely in edit.com

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When edit is invoked, the edit screen appears, but about a
second later, reverts to the command prompt. Windows 2000
at work does not do this.
 
If any DOS (or other command prompt) command is invoked by "clicking on it"
in Explorer then IF it terminates the command window also closes -- this
obscures
any error messages, etc.

Do this -- explicity OPEN a Command prompt (Start run: Cmd -- will work.

Run Edit from there -- continue your investigation of the problem.
 
In said:
If any DOS (or other command prompt) command is invoked by
"clicking on it" in Explorer then IF it terminates the command
window also closes -- this obscures
any error messages, etc.

Do this -- explicity OPEN a Command prompt (Start run: Cmd --
will work.

Run Edit from there -- continue your investigation of the problem.
Click to expand...

If he is already doing that it may be that one or more of the following
is at fault.
16-bit DOS subsystem / ntvdm
*.NT configuration files
edit.pif

OP should try starting (from cmd prompt) another 16-bit command-line
program. There might be something in the Event Logs too.
 
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