having a problem with DOS

[lvcgpro]

Does TC take over some of the controls for the windows command prompt? I tried running cmd and typing in both 'net' and 'ipconfig' and it doesn't work any more with just plain command prompt - I have to type it in TC. I also tried "commands -> Run DOS" in TC - but it gives me the same problem as cmd. Now I know you can run commands in TC for the command prompt - however I'm having a problem with that too - for instance if I type 'ipconfig' in the command line - the dos window pops up for only a split second - as soon as it's done processing - it closes the window. Is there a setting somewhere that's causing this?

[Hacker]

tried running cmd and typing in both 'net' and 'ipconfig' and it doesn't work any more with just plain command prompt

Strange, that certainly shouldn't happen. Works absolutely normally here.

the dos window pops up for only a split second

Shift-Enter instead of Enter.
Try also NoClose Replacer.

HTH
Roman

[lvcgpro]

ok - i tried shift-enter - now i get a "Bad Command or File name" -

[XPEHOPE3KA]

What Windows do you use?

[lvcgpro]

XP Pro (5.1)

[XPEHOPE3KA]

Then the problem should be in you %path% value (otherwise you should be able to access ipconfig.exe from each directory). Please, try environment variables plugin:
http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/envvar.html
to check and correct %path%

[solid]

you can also consider TConsole
http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/tconsole.html