Re: glitch putting Xywrite on Windows XP

[Lynn Brenner lynn.brenner.nyc@xxxxxxxx]

Yes, thank you -- the thesaurus and spell check both work now across all Xy directories.

Lynn


On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Carl Distefano mailto:cld@xxxxxxxx wrote:




Reply to note from Lynn Brenner mailto:lynn.brenner.nyc@xxxxxxxx Thu, 4

Aug 2011 14:53:43 -0400



> Bingo!!!!!

>

> That worked perfectly.

>

> Thank you so much!!

>

> If you have time, I'd be interested to know why you think this

> immediately worked and the previous shortcut didn't. My own

> assumption in these cases is that the computer is unaccountably

> cranky. Is there a more scientific explanation?



You're launching XyWrite from a PIF, where programs run under

http://COMMAND.COM (the DOS command interpreter), as opposed to a LNK,

where programs run under CMD.EXE (the more powerful Windows command

interpreter). The original command invoked CMD.EXE -- an apples-and-

oranges situation. You can Google these terms, obviously, for a

fuller explanation.



Does the thesaurus work now?



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Carl Distefano

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