[NTLK] How can one start 3 instances of slowdown.exe in a batch file under Windows XP?

[Forrest]

GOOD one! Jobs, Cook and Ives indeed!

Thanks for the chuckle.

--Forrest

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On Aug 16, 2011, at 2:07 PM, "J.M. Heinrichs" <minicapt1 at mac.com> wrote:

> Call Microsoft HQ in Redmond Washington, and ask for Steve, Tim or Jon.
> 
> Cheers
> J.M. Heinrichs
>  minicapt1 at mac.com
> 
> On 16 Aug 11, at 13:33, Frank Gruendel wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> lazy as I am, I just had the brilliant idea of writing a batch file instead
>> of clicking slowdown.exe thrice and ncu.exe once whenever I want to connect
>> my Newton. Unfortunately, this doesn't work. The batch file starts the first
>> instance of slowdown and waits until it is closed. Only then is the second
>> instance started. I tried
>> 
>> a) writing only the command in the batch file
>> 
>> slowdown.exe
>> slowdown.exe
>> slowdown.exe
>> 
>> b) Using call
>> 
>> call slowdown.exe
>> call slowdown.exe
>> call slowdown.exe
>> 
>> c) Writing a batch file that calls slowdown.exe and calling the batch file
>> thrice
>> 
>> call slowdown.bat
>> call slowdown.bat
>> call slowdown.bat
>> 
>> None works. In all cases the second instance is only started after first
>> instance closed.
>> 
>> If you double-click slowdown under XP, it's not a problem to start it as
>> often as you want.
>> 
>> As a side note: Is anybody aware of a way to start slowdown with the
>> controls dragged all the way to the right?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Frank
>> 
>> -- Newton software and hardware at http://www.pda-soft.de
>> 
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