Microsoft KB Archive/137825

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How to Be Prompted for Optional Parameters for MS-DOS Program

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Q137825

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to cause a dialog box to appear and prompt you for optional parameters when you run an MS-DOS-based program in Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION
To cause a dialog box to prompt you for optional parameters when you run an MS-DOS-based program, follow these steps:

 Use the right mouse button to click the program's shortcut, and then click Properties on the menu that appears.  On the Program tab, add a space and a question mark to the end of the command in the Cmd Line box.

For example, to cause a dialog box to prompt you for optional parameters when you run an MS-DOS prompt, you would modify the Cmd Line box entry to read: "c:\windows\command.com ?" Click OK.

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