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JohnHeart
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POS.pif

Post by JohnHeart » Tue May 02, 2006 11:55 pm

Just wondering what's this POS.pif that you can see when you start the program. What does it do?
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Post by Andrew » Wed May 03, 2006 1:05 am

A .PIF file is a shortcut to the DHPOS .exe
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Post by JohnHeart » Wed May 03, 2006 1:41 am

Oh, thanks. It only shows when I accessed POS.exe thru shortcuts.
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Post by mattfast1 » Fri May 19, 2006 11:56 am

PIF files are used by Windows to specify options used when starting programs. Yes, it is a shortcut to that program; but the shortcut is accessed every time you start that program while Windows is running. It doesn't matter if you run it through the Windows Explorer or a command prompt.

If you've set any custom options (i.e. POS starts maximized and closes automatically when it's done), then keep the file. Otherwise, it won't mess anything up to delete it.

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