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Carl Stockwell
September 20th 04, 05:03 AM
Hi all
I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times but I can't find a viable
solution. Need to run a full screen dos box within XP. Have tried full
screen settings in pif file, have tried to use AltEnter but all I get are
partial screens. Is there some setting within the registry that affects
this. I've tried to search thru KB articles but nothing seems to help.
The Unknown P
September 20th 04, 06:15 AM
I'm not sure what you mean by DOS box. XP does not have DOS. It is not
written on or over DOS and therefore does not have it. If you want to change
the look of your command line interface window then simply right click on the
top line and then click properties and you can change everything from font
size to background colour. The shortes route other than a desktop shortcut to
the command line is go>start\run and type in cmd and click ok or hit enter on
your keyboard. {]:~) If this isn't what you mean then post back. The max
sizes for me are width 125 and height 48.
David Candy
September 20th 04, 07:31 AM
What's a partial screen. Give full details.
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"Carl Stockwell" > wrote in message =
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> Hi all
> I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times but I can't find a =
viable
> solution. Need to run a full screen dos box within XP. Have tried full
> screen settings in pif file, have tried to use AltEnter but all I get =
are
> partial screens. Is there some setting within the registry that =
affects
> this. I've tried to search thru KB articles but nothing seems to help.
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David Candy
September 20th 04, 07:37 AM
XP includes Dos 5.
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> top line and then click properties and you can change everything from =
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> your keyboard. {]:~) If this isn't what you mean then post back. The =
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Carl Stockwell
September 20th 04, 01:37 PM
David
I just tried the tip mentioned before yours but with similar results. When I
say partial screen, the program comes up, blanking the full screen. The
program then runs in the top half of the screen while the bottom half is
simply blank. There is another machine at a client site that is running XP
and I have created a shortcut to the same program and the full screen is
used. If I run a CMD window and then press AltEnter I also get a full
command prompt screen.
Thanks for helping here
"David Candy" > wrote in message
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What's a partial screen. Give full details.
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"Carl Stockwell" > wrote in message
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> Hi all
> I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times but I can't find a viable
> solution. Need to run a full screen dos box within XP. Have tried full
> screen settings in pif file, have tried to use AltEnter but all I get are
> partial screens. Is there some setting within the registry that affects
> this. I've tried to search thru KB articles but nothing seems to help.
>
>
GeneR
September 20th 04, 01:45 PM
Alt+Enter works for me Carl. I use XP Home.
Return to XP by typing "exit" works normally also.
Gene http://www.photoprojects.net/
Carl Stockwell wrote:
> Hi all
> I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times but I can't find a viable
> solution. Need to run a full screen dos box within XP. Have tried full
> screen settings in pif file, have tried to use AltEnter but all I get are
> partial screens. Is there some setting within the registry that affects
> this. I've tried to search thru KB articles but nothing seems to help.
David Candy
September 20th 04, 06:04 PM
It sounds like your screen is in 43 or 50 line mode but your program is =
in 25. Check in properties that your screen height is 25 or set the =
program to 43 (egs) or 50 (vga) mode.
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"Carl Stockwell" > wrote in message =
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> David
> I just tried the tip mentioned before yours but with similar results. =
When I
> say partial screen, the program comes up, blanking the full screen. =
The
> program then runs in the top half of the screen while the bottom half =
is
> simply blank. There is another machine at a client site that is =
running XP
> and I have created a shortcut to the same program and the full screen =
is
> used. If I run a CMD window and then press AltEnter I also get a full
> command prompt screen.
> Thanks for helping here
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> "David Candy" > wrote in message
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> What's a partial screen. Give full details.
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> "Carl Stockwell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi all
>> I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times but I can't find a =
viable
>> solution. Need to run a full screen dos box within XP. Have tried =
full
>> screen settings in pif file, have tried to use AltEnter but all I get =
are
>> partial screens. Is there some setting within the registry that =
affects
>> this. I've tried to search thru KB articles but nothing seems to =
help.
>>
>>
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anil
November 26th 04, 06:05 PM
I want to know
How the application I.E. lotus123 & NC can run on WINDOWXP
what setting should be made
Ted Zieglar
November 26th 04, 06:37 PM
It may not run at all. To find out, open the Help and Support Center and
search for the article entitled: Getting older programs to run on Windows
XP.
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"anil" > wrote in message
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> I want to know
>
> How the application I.E. lotus123 & NC can run on WINDOWXP
> what setting should be made
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