What would cause DOS batch job streams (that have been running successfully for ages) to randomly "freeze" between job steps or called subroutines or to totally skip over one or more commands?? 
This is happening on our XP server, when running various batch backup, update or reporting processes.  Sometimes at the beginning of the job STREAM, other times MIDWAY through a complex series of job steps.  When the job is restarted, it inevitably runs to a good conclusion. QUOTE from: R_Michael on March 04, 2010, 10:04:07 AM

What would cause DOS batch job streams (that have been running successfully for ages) to randomly "freeze" between job steps or called subroutines or to totally skip over one or more commands?? 

What would cause DOS batch job streams (that have been running successfully for ages) to randomly "freeze" between job steps or called subroutines or to totally skip over one or more commands?? 
This is happening on our XP server, when running various batch backup, update or reporting processes.  Sometimes at the beginning of the job stream, other times midway through a complex series of job steps.  When the job is restarted, it inevitably runs to a good conclusion.