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**Squashman** · 06-20-2009, 11:30 AM

Why aren't you using start for both of them? The only way it should wait is if you are using the /wait option with the start command.

Is it possible that this program only allows one instance to be running? We have several in house applications that are written that way where I work.

06-20-2009, 11:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
Squashman Tech, Networking Forums Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 1265 Lombardi Ave. Posts: 1,142 OS: All of the above	Re: Backgrounding in XP Batch Files[moved from Web design] Why aren't you using start for both of them? The only way it should wait is if you are using the /wait option with the start command. Is it possible that this program only allows one instance to be running? We have several in house applications that are written that way where I work.