--- a/Filename.st	Tue Oct 18 16:08:03 2016 +0200
+++ b/Filename.st	Tue Oct 18 16:08:48 2016 +0200
@@ -4418,30 +4418,44 @@
      on unix, an xterm is opened."
 
     OperatingSystem isOSXlike ifTrue:[
-	"/ I dont know yet how to tell the terminal to
-	"/ go to a particular directory.
-	"/ therefore, use the built in terminal
-	VT100TerminalView openShellIn:self pathName.
-	^ self.
+        "/ I dont know yet how to tell the terminal to
+        "/ go to a particular directory.
+        "/ therefore, use the built in terminal
+        VT100TerminalView openShellIn:self pathName.
+        ^ self.
+    ].
+    "/ using the code below seems to close the window immediately
+    "/ at least on win7.
+    "/ use out own terminal, to make sure.
+    (OperatingSystem isMSWINDOWSlike
+    and:[OperatingSystem isWin7Like]) ifTrue:[
+        "/ I dont know yet how to tell the terminal to
+        "/ go to a particular directory.
+        "/ therefore, use the built in terminal
+        VT100TerminalView openShellIn:self pathName.
+        ^ self.
     ].
 
     [
-	|cmd|
-
-	OperatingSystem isOSXlike ifTrue:[
-	    cmd := '/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/MacOS/Terminal '
-	] ifFalse:[
-	    OperatingSystem isMSWINDOWSlike ifTrue:[
-		cmd := 'c:\windows\System32\cmd.exe'
-	    ] ifFalse:[
-		"/ VT100TerminalView openShellIn:self pathName
-		cmd := 'xterm'
-	    ]
-	].
-	OperatingSystem
-	    executeCommand:cmd
-	    inDirectory:self pathName.
+        |cmd|
+
+        OperatingSystem isOSXlike ifTrue:[
+            cmd := '/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/MacOS/Terminal '
+        ] ifFalse:[
+            OperatingSystem isMSWINDOWSlike ifTrue:[
+                cmd := #('c:\windows\System32\cmd.exe')
+            ] ifFalse:[
+                "/ VT100TerminalView openShellIn:self pathName
+                cmd := 'xterm'
+            ]
+        ].
+        OperatingSystem
+            executeCommand:cmd
+            inDirectory:self pathName
+            showWindow:#default.
     ] fork
+
+    "Modified: / 18-10-2016 / 16:08:15 / cg"
 ! !
 
 !Filename methodsFor:'printing & storing'!