From: marcov@stack.nl   
      
   On 2006-10-30, Femme Verbeek  wrote:   
   > Is it possible for a BP protected mode program, running in a dos box to   
   > keep working when it does not have the Windows focus?   
   > I have a program that collects data over the RS232, but it needs to have   
   > the windows focus. When I open another program the data collection stops.   
      
   XP: Take properties of program (directly) go to tab "Misc" and kill the   
   "always suspend" tick. If that doesn't help check "exclusive mode".   
   98 afaik also has these.   
      
   I don't know if these preferences are loaded when you run them from the   
   cmdline (as opposed via the windows shell or shortcut).   
      
   If it doesn't work via the cmdline or batch, try to "start" it.   
      
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