hi all.

last fall i installed windows 7 with xp running in virtual mode (see here http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...-xp-mode).most of the reason for this

was to be able to run some legacy basic programs (qbasic does not run in 7 but still does in xp) and print to a laser printer.

this is the batch command i use to run one of these programs:

QB /RUN C:\DATA\NCR\RECONCIL.BAS

this is the property window of the desktop shortcut to that command:

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the programs run fine. calculates fine. prints fine. everythig is fine. except that once per week or so nothing prints. what i need to do when that happens is to run the following command which i have set up as another desktop batch shortcut:

net use lpt1: \\virtual_xp\p2035 /persistent:yes

when i re-run the basic program, everything prints fine again. what i'd like to do is somehow combine these two so that i (or more importantly someone else when i'm not here) would be able to launch a single desktop shorcut that will execute the "net use" command and then launch the qbasic command.

any thoughts?

thanks in advance.