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To: CatLady who wrote (18901)	4/18/2001 8:00:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110595

Another couple of thoughts. On my system, I have three copies of COMMAND.COM located in C:\ C:\WINDOWS and C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EBD. The last one is used for making Emergency Boot Disks; hence the EBD. Does all your COMMAND.COM give the same results? Do you get the same results if you remove CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT? Does your DOS prompt work in Windows Safe Mode? Could you paste the contents of CONFIG.SYS, MSDOS.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT? It would help to know what the blank screen is. I originally thought it could be DOS defaulting to a graphics mode instead of a text mode. I'm not sure anymore. I'd like to know if a DOS program works. A little test... Create a .BAT file that does some work you can detect without screen display, such as format a floppy. Right click the icon, select properties, and put this batch file into the Batch File box under Program tab. Click Apply. When you click the icon, the floppy should begin to format, make some noise, and illuminate the activity light. If this happens, you now that DOS is working, but working kinda quirky. I'll paste the choices I've made for DOS Properties... {Note: I use a file PMSWEXEC.BAT but you may leave this blank} MS-DOS Prompt General {Tab} [ ] Read-only [ ] Hidden [v] Archive [ ] System {Unchecked and Unavailable} Program {Tab} [MS-DOS Prompt] Cmd line [C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM] Working [D:\JIC] Batch [D:\SYSTEM\PMSWEXEC.BAT] Shortcut [None] Run [Normal window] [v] Close on exit Advanced {Button} [v] Suggest MS-DOS mode as necessary Font {Tab} (O) TrueType only Font size [Auto] Memory {Tab} Total [Auto] Initial environment [Auto] Expanded memory not configured Details {Button} {Not supported} Extended XMS memory [Auto] [v] Uses HMA MS-DOS protected-mode memory Total [Auto] Screen {Tab} Usage (O) Window Initial size [Default] Window [ ] Display toolbar {Unchecked} [v] Restore settings on startup Performance [v] Fast ROM emulation [v] Dynamic memory allocation Misc {Tab} Foreground [v] Allow screen saver Background [ ] Always suspend {Unchecked} Mouse [ ] Quick Edit {Unchecked} [ ] Exclusive mode {Unchecked} Termination [v] Warn if still active Other [v] Fast pasting Windows shortcut keys {All checked} And one last question ... What happens when you have the blank screen and you type Alt-Enter, the Windows' command for switching from full screen DOS to DOS window? Cheers, PW. P.S. You could also try un-checking the Performance stuff, Fast ROM emulation, and Dynamic Memory Allocation.