XP can't quit DOS prompt

[Guest]

I've downloaded a few programs requiring the use of the command prompt, but
they run slowly. Why?
Well if I click Start -> Run -> command , I get an old style prompt.
But then I click the Close Button on the same window:

"Windows cannot close this program. It may need more time to complete an
operation..." -> {End Now}/{Cancel}

So Windows can't close its own command prompt without OK from user.

Is this related to the malfunctioning of two programs I tried to use that
needed the cmd line? (They were GNU emacs, which in 1 minute from go ate all
available system memory; and a Ruby Editor) I don't know.

Shouldn't Windows be able to close its own command line without hitches?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

command is command.com

To close command.com, type EXIT and hit your Enter key.

Try using cmd.exe instead. It can be closed with the Close [X].

Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK

What is the difference between cmd.exe and command.com?
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/13578/13578.html?Ad=1

COMMAND.COM vs. CMD.EXE:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000395.htm

CMD.EXE or COMMAND.COM
http://www.acky.net/tips/windows/windows/wt054.sht

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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