Resolved Command window and background

I want to run robocopy in background mode. I used the start command with the /b flag, which successfully starts robocopy without opening another command line window. However when I close the command line window from which I launched the start command, the robocopy process dies. It's as if the parent window still has some connection to the backgrounded robocopy command, which I did not expect.

How can I launch the robocopy command in background mode without having a command line window needing to stay open?
tnx

 

As I recall (I don't use XP anymore nor Robocopy) it's a command line utility? if so you need a CLI window open for it to run.

What's wrong with just minimizing the window?

 

Yes, it's a command line utility, didn't realize that implied a CLI had to stay open.

I could do that, but I'm trying to understand what "background" means on windows. On unix I would put an ampersand after a command I wanted to background, I'm trying to understand what the equivalent is in Windows. I thought the "start" command was the equivalent.

 

It's not, and as a ubuntu user I understand your confusion, unlike *nix OS's windows does require a terminal window to be open to run DOS like programs.

EDIT: The Start command simply means start this program and continue with the script (batch) without waiting for any response.

 

I misunderstood what the /b flag means. I thought that when it said it executed the command without running it in a separate command window that it was running it without being connected to any command window. As you say, that's not true.
tnx