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From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: cloning COMSPEC?
Keywords: look elsewhere for command.com
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Date: 26 Feb 91 13:28:59 GMT
References: <Feb.19.20.13.10.1991.10914@remus.rutgers.edu> <valley.667524975@gsbsun>
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In article <valley.667524975@gsbsun> valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) writes:
|>cousens@remus.rutgers.edu (Scott Cousens) writes:
|>
|>
|>>I am trying to create a startup disk for use on a network with a
|>>computer with no HD.  After starting up the network programs, I would
|>>like to be able to take the startup disk away, and have the whole
|>>thing run off the network drive.
|>
|>>I have set COMSPEC=L:\COMMAND.COM but this does not always work.
|>>After exiting from programs such as WordPerfect or Lotus 123, the

Hmm, about trying using SHELL= in your CONFIG.SYS?

SHELL=L:\COMMAND.COM

Brian