> sometimes IT disables CMD for security reasons.

Good answer. ;-)

This policy?
Prevent access to the command prompt
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=495

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:uGn7r%23XEGHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
> It works, the direct access interface is what is barred. You can use
> command.com to pass the commands to it and retrieve the output, but CMD
> is barred from running.
>
> David Candy wrote:
>
>> So how will using command help. Seeing everything typed into command is
>> sent to cmd for processing.