Can't start an app in "program files" subfolder from a DOS Prompt


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Old 01-05-2006, 06:33 AM
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Default Can't start an app in "program files" subfolder from a DOS Prompt

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

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