Clients are not able to open DOS app in full screen.
Error is = 16 bit DOS subsystem unable to open full screen
close or ignore. I have tried configuring the settings in
RDC with no success.
Any help is appreciated.

Jon

This is a known problem with DOS applications in TS.
The workaround is to use a modified font and simulate a full screen
session. For more info, check here:

How to run a DOS application in full screen
http://thethin.net/dosfullscreen.cfm

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"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Clients are not able to open DOS app in full screen.
> Error is = 16 bit DOS subsystem unable to open full screen
> close or ignore. I have tried configuring the settings in
> RDC with no success.
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Jon

Thanks for the fast respounse, but I don't want to
simulate DOS fill screen. I want to keep users away from
the desktop. Surely there is a way to do this.

-jon
>-----Original Message-----
>This is a known problem with DOS applications in TS.
>The workaround is to use a modified font and simulate a
full screen
>session. For more info, check here:
>
>How to run a DOS application in full screen
>http://thethin.net/dosfullscreen.cfm
>
> --
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>
>"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>news:e53c01c3f028$e33b53a0$(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> Clients are not able to open DOS app in full screen.
>> Error is = 16 bit DOS subsystem unable to open full
screen
>> close or ignore. I have tried configuring the settings
in
>> RDC with no success.
>> Any help is appreciated.
>>
>> Jon
>.
>

If you have that application specified to start
automatically when the person connects, then they won't
ever get a chance to interact with the desktop.

-M

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for the fast respounse, but I don't want to
>simulate DOS fill screen. I want to keep users away from
>the desktop. Surely there is a way to do this.
>
>-jon
>>-----Original Message-----
>>This is a known problem with DOS applications in TS.
>>The workaround is to use a modified font and simulate a
>full screen
>>session. For more info, check here:
>>
>>How to run a DOS application in full screen
>>http://thethin.net/dosfullscreen.cfm
>>
>> --
>>Vera Noest
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>>"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>news:e53c01c3f028$e33b53a0$(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>>> Clients are not able to open DOS app in full screen.
>>> Error is = 16 bit DOS subsystem unable to open full
>screen
>>> close or ignore. I have tried configuring the settings
>in
>>> RDC with no success.
>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>.
>>
>.
>

You have to modify the application to run in Windowed Mode otherwise you'll always get this error when running it in a Terminal Services Session

I haven't had any luck running a DOS application (started with a batch file) as the Session Shell. Maybe it's because my app resides on a network drive that isn't available during logon. I have no need for doing this, but was curious if it was possible

Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
http://www.workthin.co


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Thanks for the fast respounse, but I don't want to
simulate DOS fill screen. I want to keep users away from
the desktop. Surely there is a way to do this

-jo
>-----Original Message----
>This is a known problem with DOS applications in TS
>The workaround is to use a modified font and simulate a
full screen
>session. For more info, check here
>>How to run a DOS application in full screen
>http://thethin.net/dosfullscreen.cf
>> --
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>>"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>news:e53c01c3f028$e33b53a0$(E-Mail Removed)
>>> Clients are not able to open DOS app in full screen
>> Error is = 16 bit DOS subsystem unable to open full
screen
>> close or ignore. I have tried configuring the settings
in
>> RDC with no success
>> Any help is appreciated
>>>> Jo
>
>

I've done that. It still comes up windowed, the only
difference is when the app is closed the session is
terminated. I'm trying to keep the users from being able
to do anything but use the app.

-jon
>-----Original Message-----
>If you have that application specified to start
>automatically when the person connects, then they won't
>ever get a chance to interact with the desktop.
>
>-M
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Thanks for the fast respounse, but I don't want to
>>simulate DOS fill screen. I want to keep users away from
>>the desktop. Surely there is a way to do this.
>>
>>-jon
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>This is a known problem with DOS applications in TS.
>>>The workaround is to use a modified font and simulate a
>>full screen
>>>session. For more info, check here:
>>>
>>>How to run a DOS application in full screen
>>>http://thethin.net/dosfullscreen.cfm
>>>
>>> --
>>>Vera Noest
>>>MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
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>>>
>>>"Jon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>>news:e53c01c3f028$e33b53a0$(E-Mail Removed):
>>>
>>>> Clients are not able to open DOS app in full screen.
>>>> Error is = 16 bit DOS subsystem unable to open full
>>screen
>>>> close or ignore. I have tried configuring the
settings
>>in
>>>> RDC with no success.
>>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Jon
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>