re: dos command file hangs Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 11:14 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Adam Bradley (7827 messages posted) Did you make any changes (especially updates) before it stopped working? On Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 10:42 pm, david wrote: >Over the past several days, I've experienced a problem with a cmd file hanging up. >I use it to start a service that I prefer not to start automatically on boot. > >Normally when I click on the shortcut, the two commands contained in the file execute >and the window closes in the blink of an eye. But now, after the commands execute, >the window doesn't close. I have to force-terminiate. > >Also, when I open a DOS window and type Exit, the DOS window hangs and I have to >force-terminate. > >Any idea what could cause this? Written in response to: dos command file hangs (david: Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 10:42 pm) Responses to this message: re: dos command file hangs (david: Monday, October 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] dos command file hangs (david: Sun, Oct 4, 2009, 10:42 pm) re: dos command file hangs (Adam Bradley: Sun, Oct 4, 2009, 11:14 pm) re: dos command file hangs (david: Mon, Oct 5, 2009, 12:02 pm) re: dos command file hangs (Adam Bradley: Mon, Oct 5, 2009, 1:55 pm) re: dos command file hangs (david: Mon, Oct 5, 2009, 2:05 pm) re: dos command file hangs (Adam Bradley: Mon, Oct 5, 2009, 4:27 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum