How do I keep dos prompt from closing when a prog finishes in Win2K?

[Time2Kill]

I made a shortcut to uptime.exe on my desktop in win2k. It just opens, then closes because the command propmt closes as soon as the program is finished. How do I make it so it stays open for a certain amount of time or until I close it?

 

[AndyHui]

Create a batch file with the contents:

uptime.exe
pause

Pause will halt the CMD command prompt until you press a key.

 

[IamDavid]

Instead of clicking on the .exe go to command prompt and type the target.. Like A:\C:\xxx.exe

 

[AndyHui]

Ah....but to open up a command prompt defeats the purpose of having the shortcut in the first place.

 

[IamDavid]

True

 

[Time2Kill]

Thanks a lot andy...works great!

 

[BudB]

Why not just edit the shortcut's properties and unmark the Close On Exit box?

 

[Time2Kill]

there is no close on exit box...

 

[BudB]

Depending on how the shortcut was created and what it points to you can have a "Close On exit" check box in W2K. I have a great number of programs installed with a Wise installer that do have it. But I admit I also have some that don't and haven't taken the time to figure out why.