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LouB
Does anyone know how to get the DOS screen to run full screen?
Please do not reply unless you have tried your solution.
Please do not reply unless you have tried your solution.
J
John McGaw
There is no "DOS" screen so I'll answer as though you asked for the
DOS-like CMD screen.
Start CMD. Dial up the default sizes to the largest number they will
accept. Quit CMD. Restart CMD. This yields a full screen on my machine but
YMMV.
C
Colon Terminus
LouB said:
Do a Google search using:
"windows 7 full screen command prompt"
as your argument.
Take your choice of solutions.
There is NO easy way.
B
Bob Hatch
You missed a step. After "Start CMD", right click on the top bar of the
CMD program, select "Defaults", then dial up to maximum in the Window
Size box.
--
"Never argue with an idiot, they will knock you
down to their level and beat you with experience."
Unknown
http://www.bobhatch.com
http://www.tdsrvresort.com
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Nil
Wear a wooden goat mask and dance naked in the wheat field at midnight.
I have tried my solution and it works.
S
Spring Sprung
The reason why Windows 7 doesn't enable full screen mode for the command
prompt has to do with the video drivers. In order to enable true full screen
mode you would need to install Windows XP drivers i.e. XDDM instead of
Windows 7's WDDM video drivers as WDDM doesn't do a type of interrupt.
If you swap out the WDDM video drivers for XDDM, you will lose the Aero
effect.
Anyway, here's Microsoft's answer:
[Some 16-bit DOS-based Programs and the Command Prompt will not run in
full-screen mode in Windows Vista and in Windows 7 - Microsoft]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926657
As well, the following site discusses 3 workarounds, including a discussion
of video card drivers:
[Workaround to This System Does Not Support Full Screen Mode in Windows
Vista]
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/...not-support-full-screen-mode-in-windows-vista
You might consider running XP if the computer is to do single duty employing
the full screen command prompt - I've tried this and it works)
prompt has to do with the video drivers. In order to enable true full screen
mode you would need to install Windows XP drivers i.e. XDDM instead of
Windows 7's WDDM video drivers as WDDM doesn't do a type of interrupt.
If you swap out the WDDM video drivers for XDDM, you will lose the Aero
effect.
Anyway, here's Microsoft's answer:
[Some 16-bit DOS-based Programs and the Command Prompt will not run in
full-screen mode in Windows Vista and in Windows 7 - Microsoft]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926657
As well, the following site discusses 3 workarounds, including a discussion
of video card drivers:
[Workaround to This System Does Not Support Full Screen Mode in Windows
Vista]
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/...not-support-full-screen-mode-in-windows-vista
You might consider running XP if the computer is to do single duty employing
the full screen command prompt - I've tried this and it works
)
C
Char Jackson
Your neighbors called. No problem with the goat mask but they're over
the whole 'dance naked' thing.
T
Tom Lake
I have found that, in order for this to work on an Acer computer, the wooden mask mustNil said:
be made of Maple. (Latin joke)
Tom Lake
D
Dave
That's funny, I got it to work with a chicken mask.Nil said:
Dave
A
Andrew
This works on XP - Open a CMD window and type (left) alt + enter.LouB said:
It won't work on Win7 or Vista though.
B
Barking Mad
Ah ! a "sharp" and "biting" comment ( another Latin joke)
BM
N
Nunya
I opened the CMD prompt, right on Command at the top, go to
properties/layout and changed the screen size width.
properties/layout and changed the screen size width.
T
Tom Lake
Vincis! Acta est fabula.Barking Mad said:
B
Barking Mad
PlauditeTom Lake said:
BM
J
John McGaw
I figured that anyone who had been trying to work with CMD would alreadyYou missed a step. After "Start CMD", right click on the top bar of the
CMD program, select "Defaults", then dial up to maximum in the Window
Size box.
know how to get to the settings. But maybe not...
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Bob Hatch
After years of helping friends and family with their computers, I never
assume anything.
Days of DOS.
Ok, what I want you to do is type dir(space)*.*.
Answer: I did that and it didn't work.
What did you type?
Just what you told me to!
Spell it out for me.
dir star dot star!
OK, sorry, what I meant by "star" is the cap 8 key, try it again.
Well, why didn't you say that. I did and it didn't work.
Spell out for me what you typed.
OK, I did the cap 8, then dot, then cap 8.
When you say you typed "dot" do you mean you typed the period key?
No, you told me to type "dot".
And on it went.
--
"Never argue with an idiot, they will knock you
down to their level and beat you with experience."
Unknown
http://www.bobhatch.com
http://www.tdsrvresort.com
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LouB
Did and NO change upon restartJohn said:
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LouB
Thank You for an intelligent answerSpring said:The reason why Windows 7 doesn't enable full screen mode for the command
prompt has to do with the video drivers. In order to enable true full
screen mode you would need to install Windows XP drivers i.e. XDDM
instead of Windows 7's WDDM video drivers as WDDM doesn't do a type of
interrupt.
If you swap out the WDDM video drivers for XDDM, you will lose the Aero
effect.
Anyway, here's Microsoft's answer:
[Some 16-bit DOS-based Programs and the Command Prompt will not run in
full-screen mode in Windows Vista and in Windows 7 - Microsoft]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926657
As well, the following site discusses 3 workarounds, including a
discussion of video card drivers:
[Workaround to This System Does Not Support Full Screen Mode in Windows
Vista]
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/...not-support-full-screen-mode-in-windows-vista
You might consider running XP if the computer is to do single duty
employing the full screen command prompt - I've tried this and it works
LouB said:
)
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LouB
So why did you reply? This IS a Win7 groupAndrew said: