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> From: Rick Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Set Environment
> Date: Tuesday, March 2, 1999 8:18 AM
>
> Start a DOS Prompt window in Win95.
> Type Help at the prompt.
> Look for "Command".
> It will give "MS" detailed instructions.
> All the other old DOS goodies are in there too...
>
> Doug Simmons <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >I have a need occasionally to boot into command prompt with a floppy
> >into Win95 with some specific drivers. I get the old "Out of
> >Environment Space" message. What I need is the switch to add to my
> >set command.com line to increase the environment space. My memory
> is failing!!!
>
The above instructions don't work for me. I just get "Bad command or file
name". However, typing "command /?" at the DOS prompt gives me the
following:
C:\WINDOWS>command /?
Starts a new copy of the Windows Command Interpreter.
COMMAND [[drive:]path] [device] [/E:nnnnn] [/L:nnnn] [/U:nnn] [/P] [/MSG]
[/LOW] [/Y [/[C|K] command]]
[drive:]path Specifies the directory containing COMMAND.COM.
device Specifies the device to use for command input and output.
/E:nnnnn Sets the initial environment size to nnnnn bytes.
(nnnnn should be between 256 and 32,768).
/L:nnnn Specifies internal buffers length (requires /P as well).
(nnnn should be between 128 and 1,024).
/U:nnn Specifies the input buffer length (requires /P as well).
(nnn should be between 128 and 255).
/P Makes the new Command Interpreter permanent (can't exit).
/MSG Stores all error messages in memory (requires /P as
well).
/LOW Forces COMMAND to keep its resident data in low memory.
/Y Steps through the batch program specified by /C or /K.
/C command Executes the specified command and returns.
/K command Executes the specified command and continues running.
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