Error Message in DOS! 2

[TheAceMan1]

Howdy All . . . . .

Using Win98 SE:

When ever I run a batch file ([blue]even an empty one[/blue]), at the end where the DOS window should close, 75% of the time [blue]I get the following Pop-Up message[/blue] ([purple]in the DOS window[/purple]):
[tt][blue]
********************************************************
* MICROSOFT WINDOWS POP-UP PROGRAM SUPPORT *
********************************************************
* Your pop-up program is ready to run. When you have *
* finished using it, press Ctrl+C to close this window *
* and return to windows. *
********************************************************[/blue][/tt]

After troubleshooting for several evenings I found I can fix the problem by not loading [blue]EMM386[/blue] in Config.sys.

I can't remove Emm386 as its necessary to maximize conventional memory for some games (my sons Cub Scout group interited 7 machines and I'm running some automation thru batch files).

The batch files run just fine, its just the pop-up interferes with the automation.

[purple]Any ideas on how to keep emm386 and get rid of the pop-up?[/purple]

See Ya! . . . . . .

 

[wolluf]

Have you run anti-spyware apps (eg, spbot, adaware, MS antispyware)?

 

[TheAceMan1]

wolluf . . . . .

Thanks for the reply.

There's no internet connection to these machines. and 98SE is freshly installed.

See Ya! . . . . . .

 

[BionicJohn]

See this page in the MS Support KB:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q85643

Iechyd da! John
Glannau Mersi, Lloegr.

 

[TheAceMan1]

lpbk2713 . . . . .

From my post origination:

[blue]When ever I run a batch file ([purple]even an empty one[/purple]) . . .[/blue]

[purple]This is the kicker![/purple]

See Ya! . . . . . .

 

[TheAceMan1]

How are ya BigJohnD . . . . .

Excellent!

So windows must somehow set this flag as a blank batch file returns the same pop-up . . . .

Nice Work. . . .

See Ya! . . . . . .

 

[billcmh]

This maybe way off base, I haven't done this in years, but are you missing the ^z at the end of the batch file?

Yea, we know Firefox is great. Some of us have customers who have no choice but to run IE, Blasting IE in every post is not helpful