Running DOS programs under WinXP, keyboard not working in full screen

[Jake]

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a very strange problem running a couple of DOS
programs on WinXP.
>Both programs behave the same way. If I run either
program in a window
>all appears normal, however if I make them run full
screen, neither will
>respond to keyboard commands like cursors, numerics,
enter, etc. With
>the program running in full screen I can, however, do
an "alt-esc" to
>get back to the desktop or "ctrl-alt-del" to bring up
the task manager.
>Also num lock and scroll lock work.
>Other interesting info, both work full screen on a
different system
>running winxp. If I just open up a command prompt full
screen I can type
>normally so it does not appear to be an issue with the
DOS command
>interpreter or whatever the equivalent is in XP, but
rather with the
>interaction between the DOS programs and DOS full screen.
> Any ideas, suggestions? Jeff..
>
>.
>

Rightclick the DOS Command prompt and click Properties.
Now click the "Layout" tab. There you can reset for
whatever size you want to appear on your screen without
the "strange" problems you are encountering.