When you want to try a graphical utility, make
sure you start it using the command line. In many cases, you??™ll find that the utility has command
line switches you can use to make the startup work better??”such as loading files and
configuring settings so you don??™t need to perform these tasks using the GUI every time you
start the utility.
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24.
Always assume that every application, batch file, script, command, and utility on your
system is going to fail. Try to list every possible failure mode, even when you think that such
a failure mode is unlikely. Provide for the detection, recovery, and workaround for each failure
mode so that the software continues to run, rather than failing gracefully.
25.
The Microsoft Knowledge Base at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=
fh;EN-US;KBHOWTO
is the greatest help for the command line user. Often, Microsoft document
changes and new software appear here long before you see them anywhere else. In
fact, you can find material here that you won??™t find anywhere else.
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