Start

Start

Opens a new command prompt window and executes the specified program, script, or command.

Syntax

 start ["title"] [/d path] [/I] [/min] [/max] [/separate | /shared] [/low | /normal | /high | /realtime | /abovenormal | /belownormal] [/wait] [/b] [filename] [parms] 

Parameters

 

Parameter

Purpose


['title']

Displays the specified title in the command prompt title bar.

[/d path]

Specifies the path of the startup folder.

[/I]

Passes the environment settings of the CMD.exe startup environment to the command prompt window.

[/min]

Minimizes the new window.

[/max]

Maximizes the new window.

[/separate]

Loads 16-bit applications into a separate memory space.

[/shared]

Loads 16-bit applications into a shared memory space.

[/low]

Runs the program and assigns it the idle priority.

[/normal]

Runs the program and assigns it the normal priority.

[/high]

Runs the program and assigns it the high priority.

[/realtime]

Runs the program and assigns it the real time priority.

[/abovenormal]

Runs the program and assigns it the above normal priority.

[/belownormal]

Runs the program and assigns it the below normal priority.

[/wait]

Runs the program and then waits for it to end.

[/b]

Starts an application without opening a command prompt window.

[filename]

Identifies the command or application to execute.

[parms]

Argument to be passed to the command or program.



Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrator's Guide
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrators Guide
ISBN: 1931841969
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 358

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