How do you stop the "Command Prompt Box" from auto closing after program execution?

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Nightbreaker

How do you stop the "Command Prompt Box" from auto closing after
program execution?

In Windows 9x there is a check box to prevent this from happening but
I don't see anything like this in Windows XP. Is there another way
that I've overlooked?

Nightbreaker
 
Nightbreaker said:
How do you stop the "Command Prompt Box" from auto closing after
program execution?

In Windows 9x there is a check box to prevent this from happening but
I don't see anything like this in Windows XP. Is there another way
that I've overlooked?
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Instead of invoking a command from the Start | Run line, first open a
command prompt window by typing CMD at the Start | Run line. Then enter
your command in that window.
 
Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:56:28 -0500 from Nightbreaker
How do you stop the "Command Prompt Box" from auto closing after
program execution?

In Windows 9x there is a check box to prevent this from happening but
I don't see anything like this in Windows XP. Is there another way
that I've overlooked?
Click to expand...

Instead of
blab blah blah
type
cmd /k blab blah blah

The /k option tells the shell to stay open after executing the
command.
 
Right-click the executable or the PIF. file, select properties, hit the
program tab, and there's your checkbox towards the bottom.

HTH Tony.
 
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