From: "Johan Venter" <jventer AT writeme DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
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Subject: Re: Complete Newbie question
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 18:28:53 +1000
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Turkey6158 <turkey6158 AT aol DOT com> wrote in message
news:19991019231151 DOT 12518 DOT 00000154 AT ng-fs1 DOT aol DOT com...
> When I try to run autoexec,
> it says "C:\Windows\Desktop> set classpath=C:\Program Files\PhotoDeluxe
> 2.0\AdobeConnectables
> MSCDEX Version 2.95 already started"
> And the window is Finished - autoexec.
> So I can't do anything..I typed those in Dos but I don't know how to restart
> the computer without hitting the button on the mini-tower..
> Btw, yeah, I know aol sucks ;>
> Thanks

Um....you mustn't RUN autoexec.bat, you must EDIT it in a text editor and add
those lines (assuming you put DJGPP in C:\DJGPP). Then you must restart the
computer, surely AOL lets you go Start-Shutdown-Restart?

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