Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!convex!linac!midway!valley From: valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: cloning COMSPEC? Keywords: look elsewhere for command.com Message-ID: Date: 1 Mar 91 00:47:51 GMT References: <27155@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator) Distribution: na Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 22 jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes: >In article 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 No way, Jose! The network doesn't exist at boot time (i.e., when CONFIG.SYS is executed)