SMS: Batch File Program on Windows 9x Not Closing Command Window

ID: Q215032

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SUMMARY

Batch file programs, executing on Windows 95 and Windows 98 computers, may not close the MS-DOS Prompt window if the batch file was not called with a 'command /c' prefix.

This causes the Advertised Program Manager (APM) to think the program is still running, which then prevents the APM from running other advertised programs until the MS-DOS Prompt is manually closed.

When distributing batch file programs to Windows 9x clients, the following syntax should be used for the Command line:


 command /c batchfile.bat

Additional query words: prodsms windows 95 98 batch APM

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Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo