CD-ROM Problem

When I run an educational CD=ROM I bought, I notice a window flash
screen, before my entire display is entirely under the control of the
program of the CD-ROM. The interactive program runs in a rectangular
area in the middle of the display while the rest of the display is
colored purple. I cannot minimize the program or access the taskbar
or any other applications that are open. If I want to take a break
from the program and do something else, I must totally exit it. Is
there any way, I can force the CD-ROM to open up its program within a
normal window? I have a vague recollection that there may be a DOS
command that would do that. TIA.

Right click and drag the the executable file to your desktop from the PC,
release and create a shortcut. Now right click the shortcut and choose
properties.

There is a setting on the shortcut to run the program in a window--Then,
when you want to run that program, use the shortcut instead of the normal
start process

"Sam" wrote in message
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When I run an educational CD=ROM I bought, I notice a window flash
screen, before my entire display is entirely under the control of the
program of the CD-ROM. The interactive program runs in a rectangular
area in the middle of the display while the rest of the display is
colored purple. I cannot minimize the program or access the taskbar
or any other applications that are open. If I want to take a break
from the program and do something else, I must totally exit it. Is
there any way, I can force the CD-ROM to open up its program within a
normal window? I have a vague recollection that there may be a DOS
command that would do that. TIA.

"gerryf" wrote in message
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Right click and drag the the executable file to your desktop from the PC,
release and create a shortcut. Now right click the shortcut and choose
properties.

There is a setting on the shortcut to run the program in a window--Then,
when you want to run that program, use the shortcut instead of the normal
start process


That may work, but programs can over-ride this behaviour.

To the OP: What happens when you press the windows key while the program is
running? It should display the task bar, and buttons allowing you to
minimize the window.


"Sam" wrote in message
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When I run an educational CD=ROM I bought, I notice a window flash
screen, before my entire display is entirely under the control of the
program of the CD-ROM. The interactive program runs in a rectangular
area in the middle of the display while the rest of the display is
colored purple. I cannot minimize the program or access the taskbar
or any other applications that are open. If I want to take a break
from the program and do something else, I must totally exit it. Is
there any way, I can force the CD-ROM to open up its program within a
normal window? I have a vague recollection that there may be a DOS
command that would do that. TIA.