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Name: jz
Date: January 9, 2008 at 14:01:40 Pacific
OS: 98se
CPU/Ram: 128mb ram cpu unknown
Product: compaq presario
Comment:

I was wondering if anyone knew how to make an icon for the shutdown an restart in msdos mode shortcut. I already have shutdown and restart.



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Name: beckrl
Date: January 9, 2008 at 16:06:19 Pacific
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IconArt

http://www.tucows.com/preview/293034
It easy a makes favicons too.


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Response Number 2
Name: Derek
Date: January 9, 2008 at 16:43:26 Pacific
Reply:

Somehow I don't think you've had the answer to the question you asked.

Geez, I had to scrape the barnacles off my brain for this one but this should do the trick:

Create a shortcut on your desktop with the target:

c:\windows\command.com

Rename it "Restart in MS-DOS mode"

Next right click this new icon, go to Program tab and swipe out the C:\WINDOWS entry under "Working" (possibly not essential).

Now go to the Advanced button and put a tick in the "MS-DOS mode" box.

Untick "Warn before entering MS-DOS mode".

That's it. As you probably already know you can type exit and hit Return to get back to Windows again.

...some other bloke...


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Response Number 3
Name: beckrl
Date: January 9, 2008 at 16:53:45 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry if I missunderstood the question.
I took that he had already made the shortcut for "I already have shutdown and restart." I'm quessing the MSDos shortcut and need to "anyone knew how to make an icon".



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Response Number 4
Name: Derek
Date: January 9, 2008 at 17:01:05 Pacific
Reply:

beckrl

Understood.

I have the thing sitting there on my old W98 and often use it, but it still took me a while to fathom out how on earth I had done it so many years ago.
I tried out my #2 and it did the trick, so it should work for the poster.

If you just set the target without the rest it goes to the "Windows" DOS prompt of-course.

...some other bloke...


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Response Number 5
Name: Derek
Date: January 11, 2008 at 14:16:51 Pacific
Reply:

.... another vanished poster, or so it would seem.

...some other bloke...


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Response Number 6
Name: jz
Date: January 12, 2008 at 15:15:19 Pacific
Reply:

thanks derek


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Response Number 7
Name: Derek
Date: January 12, 2008 at 15:52:07 Pacific
Reply:

Glad to help

...some other bloke...


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Response Number 8
Name: jz
Date: January 12, 2008 at 18:05:10 Pacific
Reply:

also there is a way to make it not exit the command.com but you would have to check the syntax (command.com /?). I am not sure if you can get back into windows easily. changing to c:\windows
and running win.com might work.


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Response Number 9
Name: Derek
Date: January 13, 2008 at 06:52:43 Pacific
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"also there is a way to make it not exit the command.com". I've lost you, not sure why you would want to not exit command.com

I assume the new desktop icon shut down to MS-DOS in the same way as "Start/Shut down etc" and that you are able to get back to Windows using exit.

...some other bloke...


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