Microsoft KB Archive/156812

= XCLN: Running Exchange MS-DOS Client in Monitor Mode =

Article ID: 156812

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
 * Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q156812



SUMMARY
When you start the Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client in Monitor Mode by running Exchange -m, the client will start and then shell out to an MS-DOS command prompt. The Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client is fully running at this time and can be accessed by pressing Alt+F1.

If a MS-DOS batch file contains Exchange.exe -m, the commands following Exchange in the batch file will not be executed until the Microsoft Exchange client is exited. This behavior is by product design.

To exit from Monitor Mode, follow these steps:


 * 1) Type EXIT at the MS-DOS prompt. This will return you to the Microsoft Exchange client.
 * 2) Choose Exit from the File menu of the Microsoft Exchange client. This will close the Microsoft Exchange client and then continue to execute the batch file.



MORE INFORMATION
If you use the MS-DOS command prompt to run a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs from within Microsoft Exchange, they can cause unrecoverable errors. If you want to run a TSR program, you should first exit Microsoft Exchange.

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