Windows95 commandpromptlogon...???

[DataPV]

Hi!!
Is there any possibility to make a nonMicrosoftprogram start under Windows95 dos without starting Windows95 OS...? And when you log off the nonMicrosoftprogram the PC shuts down..??

Cheers

[Ajnin]

If I am understanding your question you want the machine to boot up to the command prompt to run a DOS app. To do this edit your MSDOS.SYS file and set BootGUI=0 under [Options] if BootGUI is not there andd it. As far as shutting down the computer you could try this command. c:\windows\rundll.exe,exitwindows
I'm not sure if this command works at the command prompt though. If this does not answer your question please specify more clearly want you need.

[Paul D]

If I understand this correctly, you're running a DOS program, and you don't want to use Windows at all, right?
So, try the following sequence, or something similar:-
1. Do the Bootgui thing as suggested.
2. Find an old DOS shutdown utility
3. Set up a batch file to firstly run your application, and then the Shutdown utility
3. Run that batch file as the last item in Autoexec.bat




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[DataPV]

I was in a bit of hurry when i wrote my question...and, yes, you cought my intention right but I was unclear at one point. The program is NOT dosbased!!! I would like to use Win95 more stabile OS to run a Citrixsession but not load its WindowsGUI..(?).. that should Citrix take care of. I tried the solution with MSDOS.SYS but it stopped before Citrix was loaded. ...... (hmmm if I load the DOS 32bit Citrix app ...)

Thanks for you time