"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Has anyone played around with this extensively to know just what DOS
>applications "command.com" (16 bit shell) will run successfully, that
>"cmd.exe" (32 bit shell) cannot (under XP)?
>
>Note: "cmd.exe" is newer and more "featured", of course (and also handles
>long filenames), but isn't quite as compatible for running some DOS apps.
>
>Just wondering if anyone has any personal experiences they can share on
>this. I seem to have noticed a few already, but was curious.
>

Google (it's your friend) "XP command line commands"

First reference listed:

http://www.ss64.com/nt/