run command help

[Joe]

Hi - I'm running windows xp home with latest updates-
I read a tip in PC magazine about typing 'netstat -a' into the run command
line - but when I do, the little black window (is it a dos window?) Opens
for a split second - I can see that there is a lot of information to read
there, but it closes too quickly and goes back to my regular windows screen.

How do i get the window that opens to stay open?

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

First type CMD and press enter, when the box opens, then run the command.

 

[Richard]

Try: Start>Run>Cmd Then type in "netstat -a" Works for me.

 

[Delwin Lee [MSFT]]

Additionally - if you want to create a shortcut to launch this, use this as
the shortcut's command line:

cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\netstat.exe -a

(The /k switch will keep the window open.)