MS-DOS stuff...
Sorry, but I can't remember where the DOS prompt is located by Windows by default. I think it may have been in the Programs menu, but I'm not sure. I moved mine quite some time ago.
What you said about what you found leads me to believe you've found the correct thing. On my system, I have two DOS prompts: one opens a window, and the other invokes MS-DOS mode. I suggested working with a copy of this shortcut to avoid making a mess of the 'real' one.
Once you get into Advanced Program settings, put a checkmark in the MS-DOS mode box. This should automatically un-check the Prevent... and the Suggest... boxes. You'll be presented with some new choices, previously unavailable: Warn and Config. These only matter if you are about to do something special within DOS. Since we're only trying to determine where the system hangs at this point, pay no attention to them.
If the MS-DOS box is unchecked, you get a DOS virtual machine running in a window. If checked, Windows unloads and you get a DOS machine with either the default configuration or a custom one.
Hope this helps, PW.
P.S. I created my second DOS shortcut so that I could pick what kind of DOS I'd get with just one click. Since the icons I use are similar, I renamed one shortcut 'DOS Window' and the other 'DOS Mode', although you could just as easily pick different icons to keep them straight.
I seldom use DOS Mode. A DOS window, which can be made full screen if needed, provides all the functionality I need, as well as making Windows stuff available, such as long file name support. |
