So I have a computer that boots into DOS when it starts, but the idea is to launch a Windows emulator (or game) from the MS-DOS 7 command line... but then have Windows shut down or restart the computer when the emulator or game quits.

Getting it started is actually pretty easy if I just go...

win steem d:\atarist\dsk\popeye2.st

(On my computer this will launch Windows 98 (and auto-log-on with TweakUI) and start the Atari ST emulator STEEM with the extremely esoteric game Popeye 2.)

(and yeah, it probably would be better to go with Monkey Island or something, but Popeye 2 has been a bizarre test-subject)

But here's the trick!

How do I have the computer shutdown or restart when the emulator terminates?

Using linear DOS logic, I thought that all I needed to do was make a batch file that would run a shutdown program after Steem and then launch win.com with that... -but OH NO it seems that Windows runs everything in the batch files as soon as it can! So as soon as windows starts, it would run Steem and the Shutdown program right away. Um... yay multi-tasking.

Maybe there's a command or utility I can add to a batch file like "On Exit" or something?

I'd love to hear any ideas on this one. Thanks!