Is this really impossible? (urgent)

Hi all!
I have been trying to get some good answer to this question for a while now:
Is it possible to launch MS-DOS (in Windows 98) from an application by using the Runtime.exec() method? If it is, I would appreciate if you could tell me how it is done. I think it�s possible to do in NT and/or Windows 2000 by calling command.com or something like that.
Thanx,
Veroslav

Try using Runtime.exec() to execute:
cmd /C start cmd.exeYou might need to place the full path of command.com or cmd.exe in there.
Under Unix it's much simpler as you can just execute "xterm" and be done with it. Even better, the XTerm will still be under your control (unlike the above windows command window).

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