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Old 01-05-2006, 02:00 AM
nee
 
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Default Re: Can't start an app in "program files" subfolder from a DOS Pro

Oh Sharon - THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH -- that was it. YIPPIE


"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:30:02 -0800, nee wrote:
>
> > It appears that on Win2K and WinXP I can no longer start an app from a DOS
> > prompt in a folder that has whitespaces in the name, e.g., "Program Files".
> > Does anyone know of a way around this? Using the Windows GUI
> > ("Start"/"Run"/...) isn't an option for me in this particular case.
> >
> > Thanks

>
> Place quotes around any path with spaces. Example:
> Change
> C:\Program Files\some program
> lo
> "C:\Program Files\some program"
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>

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