check the following system variables:
filedia
cmddia
attdia
Craig
"russ sherriff" wrote in message
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> when i try to operate commands that usually bring up message boxes, i.e.
"open", "save as"etc, i just get a prompt on the command line. any ideas
what caused this and how can i solve this problem?