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Re: [ECS] MS-DOS lockups Mark Gilmore Mon, 01 May 2000 10:48:54 -0400

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AJ,
I found that this will work if you use "START http://..."
and EXECUTE/NW.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


> "A.J. Griglak" wrote:
> 
> OK, this is getting frustrating.  I asked this question last week, and
> got no responses.  I am having problems with the START command when it
> shells out to DOS, the ECS system will hang up.  If I end task on the
> MS-DOS prompt in the task list, everything continues on as if nothing
> happened - including the command that caused the lockup.  It happens
> about 10% of the time.  It is also now beginning to happen on when
> starting ECS - I have ECS in the startup folder - and even that has
> locked up several times in the same way.  It is not too impressive
> when you're showing someone what your "Smart" house can do, and the
> damn thing keeps locking up!!  Not to mention the grumbles from the
> wife about wasting time and money....
> 
> Should there be an extra environment variable in the AUTOEXEC.BAT?
> FILES= or BUFFERS=  (Man it's been a WHILE since I've used those
> buggers)
> 
> Here's some info:
> 
> Celeron 466, 192MB SDRAM
> ECS 4.3.004
> Always have these running:
> Winamp 2.5
> Symantec Talkworks 2.02  (same as Winfax 8.x)
> Remote Administrator
> 
> Sometimes have these running:
> Windows Media Player
> RealPlayer
> 
> An example command that causes the lockups:
> 
> START
> http://lycosradio.westwindmedia.com/cgi-bin/getlycos_radio_v2.cgi?Channel=W3
> 
> TIA,
> -=A.J.
> 
>

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