aochi@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Gary H. Aochi) (02/27/91)
In article <11484@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> echuang@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Ernest Y. Chuang) writes: >Does anyone know what I need to do to get Windows 3 to use 4DOS >as its DOS shell? I have 4DOS installed, but when I shell out >of Win3 I get put into command.com. Simply use 4dos.com (the on the properties line of your shell icon) instead of command.com. I even used a batch file on the properties line. 4dos is just like command, exit will get you out of it. Gary aochi@cory
dor@jaialai.cis.ufl.edu (A Knight in White Satin) (02/27/91)
In article <11484@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> echuang@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Ernest Y. Chuang) writes: >Does anyone know what I need to do to get Windows 3 to use 4DOS >as its DOS shell? I have 4DOS installed, but when I shell out >of Win3 I get put into command.com. Click once on your shell icon to select it. Now click under "File" and then "properties." You will see that it is selected to run command.com... change this to a 4dos.pif file. Now create the 4dos.pif file, running 4dos.com -- pass it the /v parameter to make certain memory is handled correctly. You're in the 4dos-shell business. >Thanks, No problem. That's what this net is for, isn't it? >Ernest >echuang@cory.berkeley.edu
ralphs@sumax.seattleu.edu (Ralph Sims) (02/28/91)
echuang@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Ernest Y. Chuang) writes: > Does anyone know what I need to do to get Windows 3 to use 4DOS > as its DOS shell? I have 4DOS installed, but when I shell out > of Win3 I get put into command.com. Jusr for grins, rename 4DOS.COM to COMMAND.COM, making sure you remove all command.com's from your system. There MAY be something in Windows that patches command.com in memory and would cause 4DOS to hang, but it's unlikely. Give it a try. The other thing you can do is make sure comspec is still 4DOS.COM. -- halcyon!ralphs@sumax.seattleu.edu The 23:00 News and Mail Service - +1 206 292 9048 - Seattle, WA USA +++ A Waffle Iron +++