Subj : Autoexec.bat. To : TOM WALKER From : MIKE ROSS Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 08:23 pm "TOM WALKER" bravely wrote to "MIKE ROSS" (23 Sep 05 10:09:00) --- on the heady topic of "Autoexec.bat." MR>Jean, if you can open the properties on the window of the dos program MR>you want to run, there is a field for extra variables you can set for MR>it. I'm sure of that for '98se. I'm not using XP so I'm not sure if MR>this was removed on the relentless upgrade path. TW> I just took a quick look at my Telix For DOS shortcut and there are TW> Tabs under "Right Click/Properties" Including in them is a place to TW> put the name of a Batch File you want to run before starting the DOS TW> program in Win XP Perfect! That will do it then. Thanks for confirming this of XP. M*i*k*e .... Great groups from little icons grow... --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS, Telnet:juxtaposition.dynip.com (1:167/133) .