Re: Alt+Enter to create DOS graphics window

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From: dcdon (olekingcoleNO_at_SPAMhotmail.com)
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 04:11:41 GMT

Dang,

You sound like you from Louisiana or something... XP doesn't have all of the same commands as DOS and some of them are not meant to run DOS application. Try a dual boot and load 98se on the other, just have the installs in the correct order. 

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"Don Culp" <dculp@krell-engineering.com> wrote in message news:O2YGwka$DHA.3536@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Hello --
I have a client who is running a DOS application from a command prompt. This
application normally runs full screen. He wants to use Alt+Enter to create a
Windows' window from which he can copy the window's contents to the
clipboard. When the DOS application is running in text mode, Alt+Enter
correctly displays a Window's window. However, when a graphic (640 x 480) is
displayed in the DOS application, Alt+Enter temporarily displays the window
(perhaps one second) and then window is automatically minimized. Once the
window has been minimized, clicking on the application in the task bar
brings up the window but then it is then again immediately minimized. He
cannot find a way out of this loop so he just kills the application and
starts over.
This works the same under both XP Home on his laptop and XP Professional on
his desktop computer. On my desktop computer running Win 2000, Alt+Enter
works correctly for both text and graphics screens.
Is there a setting in XP that will correct this problem?
Thanks,
Don Culp
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