Even simpler: a:\system\sleep 1 dir /od/b
the first command is just to trigger one xms swap, and then after swapping in "dir /od/b" (both flags are necessary) causes trouble. Bart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel