Article: Q137825
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to cause a dialog box to appear and prompt you for
optional parameters when you run an MS-DOS-based program in Windows 95.
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To cause a dialog box to prompt you for optional parameters when you run an
MS-DOS-based program, follow these steps:
1. Use the right mouse button to click the program's shortcut, and then click
Properties on the menu that appears.
2. On the Program tab, add a space and a question mark to the end of the command
in the Cmd Line box.
For example, to cause a dialog box to prompt you for optional parameters when
you run an MS-DOS prompt, you would modify the Cmd Line box entry to read:
c:\windows\command.com ?
3. Click OK.
Additional query words: switches
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Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
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