Resizing DOS apps windows under

Specific application: end 80's Lotus Symphony 2 under Dos.

Using newly found "EMS Magic", I was able to run Sym2 on my laptop. That was great.

But it opens in full window AND not only hides the windows of running programs under Windows XP but it also seems to deactivate them (tried extended desktop with no success).

ALT Return is of no use.

That makes me still need two computers, one for XP applications and one for Sym2, and that is exactly what I wish to stop.

Any good tip would be appreciated.
Thanks. Pierre.

Just one of the many unfortunate "quirks" of Windows XP is that on expanding a DOS
window to "full-screen" you cannot then restore the DOS-box to it's original size (on
all of the machines that I've used, anyway). Making an attempt to restore the
DOS-box to it's original size and you get a blank screen

In other words - once you "full-screen" a DOS-box, you can't get out of it again.
Alt-ENTER which SHOULD get it to swap between full-screen and restored modes, gets
you a completely black screen, from which, one cannot navigate.

The only way I have found to recover from this without re-booting, is to get the PC
into suspend-mode and then restore full power again - this re-initializes the video
adaptor and gets you your screen back.

This is harder to do than it sounds - I have a shortcut made on the desktop that
sends the PC into hibernation (accomplishes the same thing) and set the shortcut to
have a key-combination to activate it with a simple Shift+Ctrl+H key-press.

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


P.S. To make a shortcut to send the PC into hibernation mode from the desktop - use
the following line as the target for the shortcut :

RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState



"magnat_pvl" wrote in message
...

Specific application: end 80's Lotus Symphony 2 under Dos.

Using newly found "EMS Magic", I was able to run Sym2 on my laptop.
That was great.

But it opens in full window AND not only hides the windows of running
programs under Windows XP but it also seems to deactivate them (tried
extended desktop with no success).

ALT Return is of no use.

That makes me still need two computers, one for XP applications and one
for Sym2, and that is exactly what I wish to stop.

Any good tip would be appreciated.
Thanks. Pierre.




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magnat_pvl

Just one of the many unfortunate "quirks" of Windows XP is that on expanding a DOS
window to "full-screen" you cannot then restore the DOS-box to it's original size (on
all of the machines that I've used, anyway). Making an attempt to restore the
DOS-box to it's original size and you get a blank screen

In other words - once you "full-screen" a DOS-box, you can't get out of it again.
Alt-ENTER which SHOULD get it to swap between full-screen and restored modes, gets
you a completely black screen, from which, one cannot navigate.

The only way I have found to recover from this without re-booting, is to get the PC
into suspend-mode and then restore full power again - this re-initializes the video
adaptor and gets you your screen back.

This is harder to do than it sounds - I have a shortcut made on the desktop that
sends the PC into hibernation (accomplishes the same thing) and set the shortcut to
have a key-combination to activate it with a simple Shift+Ctrl+H key-press.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


P.S. To make a shortcut to send the PC into hibernation mode from the desktop - use
the following line as the target for the shortcut :

RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState



"magnat_pvl" wrote in message
...

Specific application: end 80's Lotus Symphony 2 under Dos.

Using newly found "EMS Magic", I was able to run Sym2 on my laptop.
That was great.

But it opens in full window AND not only hides the windows of running
programs under Windows XP but it also seems to deactivate them (tried
extended desktop with no success).

ALT Return is of no use.

That makes me still need two computers, one for XP applications and one
for Sym2, and that is exactly what I wish to stop.

Any good tip would be appreciated.
Thanks. Pierre.




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magnat_pvl

Originally Posted by magnat_pvl

Specific application: end 80's Lotus Symphony 2 under Dos.

Using newly found "EMS Magic", I was able to run Sym2 on my laptop. That was great.

But it opens in full window AND not only hides the windows of running programs under Windows XP but it also seems to deactivate them (tried extended desktop with no success).

ALT Return is of no use.

That makes me still need two computers, one for XP applications and one for Sym2, and that is exactly what I wish to stop.

Any good tip would be appreciated.
Thanks. Pierre.

Hey guys,

I am new for DOS prompt.. How can i connect my server with using DOS command which is on Linux based OS.. Please help me..

What does this have to do with Windows XP? Also you seem a tad confused, you
say you have Vista, and want to install Linux, what does Windows 7 have to
do with anything?

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"embertin" wrote in message
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Hey guys,

I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.. But,
i get some problem while installtion.. I need to overwrite on Windows 7
not remove windows. I am new for this OS, Please help me. How can i do?




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embertin

What does this have to do with Windows XP? Also you seem a tad confused, you
say you have Vista, and want to install Linux, what does Windows 7 have to
do with anything?

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"embertin" wrote in message
...

Hey guys,

I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.. But,
i get some problem while installtion.. I need to overwrite on Windows 7
not remove windows. I am new for this OS, Please help me. How can i do?




--
embertin

"embertin" wrote in message
...
:
: Hey guys,
:
: I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.. But,
: i get some problem while installtion.. I need to overwrite on Windows 7
: not remove windows. I am new for this OS, Please help me. How can i do?

Since this is a Windows XP newsgroup, you should ask in the appropriate
newsgroup. You have Vista, but need to overwrite Windows 7? Huh?

"embertin" wrote in message
...
:
: Hey guys,
:
: I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.. But,
: i get some problem while installtion.. I need to overwrite on Windows 7
: not remove windows. I am new for this OS, Please help me. How can i do?

Since this is a Windows XP newsgroup, you should ask in the appropriate
newsgroup. You have Vista, but need to overwrite Windows 7? Huh?

"embertin" wrote in message
...

Hey guys,

I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.. But,


i get some problem while installtion..

When you repost elsewhere, you're going to need to explain to the folk there
what exactly you mean by that phrase - they'll need much more information to
go on than "i get some problem".

I need to overwrite on Windows 7 not remove windows.

When you repost elsewhere, you're going to need to explain to the folk there
what exactly you mean by *that* phrase, too.

I am new for this OS

"This OS", be it Windows Vista or 7, isn't what this here group's about.

Please help me. How can i do?




--
embertin

"embertin" wrote in message
...

Hey guys,

I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.. But,


i get some problem while installtion..

When you repost elsewhere, you're going to need to explain to the folk there
what exactly you mean by that phrase - they'll need much more information to
go on than "i get some problem".

I need to overwrite on Windows 7 not remove windows.

When you repost elsewhere, you're going to need to explain to the folk there
what exactly you mean by *that* phrase, too.

I am new for this OS

"This OS", be it Windows Vista or 7, isn't what this here group's about.

Please help me. How can i do?




--
embertin

"embertin" wrote in message
...

Hey guys,

I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.. But,
i get some problem while installtion.. I need to overwrite on Windows 7
not remove windows. I am new for this OS, Please help me. How can i do?





Nope that won't work...
you need to create free space on the drive

then install Linux there

"embertin" wrote in message
...

Hey guys,

I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.. But,
i get some problem while installtion.. I need to overwrite on Windows 7
not remove windows. I am new for this OS, Please help me. How can i do?





Nope that won't work...
you need to create free space on the drive

then install Linux there

embertin wrote:

I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.

So this is a question on Windows XP how?

But, i get some problem while installtion.

Oh yes. The single error that occurs in all OS installations. No
other errors are possible. That means just saying "some problem"
always refers to the one error.

When you take you car in for a repair, do you tell them to fix "some
problem"?

I need to overwrite on Windows 7

Oh, now its Windows 7, not Windows Vista. Please review your posts
before you submit them.

not remove windows. I am new for this OS, Please help me. How can i
do?

The installation CD for the new OS should offer the option of
reformatting a partition. So have it format your old OS partition and
install the new OS there.

There are lots of linux newsgroups. Ask there.

embertin wrote:

I have Window Vista in my new laptop and i want to install linux.

So this is a question on Windows XP how?

But, i get some problem while installtion.

Oh yes. The single error that occurs in all OS installations. No
other errors are possible. That means just saying "some problem"
always refers to the one error.

When you take you car in for a repair, do you tell them to fix "some
problem"?

I need to overwrite on Windows 7

Oh, now its Windows 7, not Windows Vista. Please review your posts
before you submit them.

not remove windows. I am new for this OS, Please help me. How can i
do?

The installation CD for the new OS should offer the option of
reformatting a partition. So have it format your old OS partition and
install the new OS there.

There are lots of linux newsgroups. Ask there.