RE: DOS box creepers and Tame (taskbar icons)

["Brian Henderson" brian-henderson@xxxxxxxx]

OK Martin, here's the only way I've found yet to get unique icons to appear on the taskbar for DOS programs (at least
with NT-based machines):

Instead of running a program from a shortcut to the exe, change the icon for a shortcut to the DOS
program (cmd.exe) and
use a batch file to fire off the app you want to run. I don't know why a shortcut to cmd.exe will
allow a special incon
to show-up on the taskbar, but shortcuts to other .exe files won't.

Anyway, I have several DOS links with different icons for the same reason you want them. It works.

Brian Henderson
xywrite@xxxxxxxx
http://www.XyWrite.com

------------------------------Original Message-----------------------------------------------
from Martin J. Osborne

  Regarding the list you get when you Alt-Tab (my normal method of switching
between programs): I use several DOS programs other than XyWrite, so it would be
nice to have different icons there. I'm wondering is there is a workaround: could
one write a small Windows program to lauch XyWrite, and give the program its own
icon???

martin.osborne@xxxxxxxx
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