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From: YTHPRGDB@MTUS5.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Recursive Windows
Message-ID: <91014.153634YTHPRGDB@MTUS5.BITNET>
Date: 14 Jan 91 20:36:33 GMT
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.
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Is there any nice way to prevent your users from recursively running windows?
That is, they exit to DOS (via the DOS icon), do something, and leave.  Later
in the day they come back and see DOS, so they type WIN and run Windows.  As
Windows doesn't (can't?) tell if it is already running, it let's you do it.
But since you're in a Windows DOS Shell, you're really running Windows inside
of Windows.  The computer runs SO slow it's unbearable.

I've tried educating my users about this "phenomena", but in some cases it's
like training a dog to play the piano.  Any insights would be appreciated!