Date:	Thu, 9 Jan 2003 07:57:18 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Andrew Cottrell <acottrel AT ihug DOT com DOT au>
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Subject:	Re: Quirk with command.com shell on XP
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On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Andrew Cottrell wrote:

>                   SHELL = C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS /E:2048
> 
> -                            on Windows 2000 and XP if you are using the
> command.com shell then
> -            one method to increase the enviroment size is to change the
> startup
> -            cmd line property for C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\COMMAND.COM to the
> -            following:
> -              C:\WINDOWS\system32\command.com /e:32000
> -

(Your diff is backwards.)

I don't think the problem is specific to W2K/XP.

Anyway, what general problems does this setting avoid?

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