Cmd Full Screen Keys Vista

[Ground Cover]

What is the key combo to go full screen with cmd.exe in Vista, if there is
one ??

Thanks

 

[Reed Rinn [MVP]]

What is the key combo to go full screen with cmd.exe in Vista, if there is

one ??

Well, it should be Alt-Enter, just like in all previous versions of Windows.
However, when I try it on my laptop here Alt-Enter in CMD causes a
blue-screen stop!

I've bugged this (Feedback ID=159603).

-Reed Rinn
MVP Shell / User

 

[Luke Fitzwater]

Back in the old days, we just press alt + enter at the same time to make
an app go full screen in Windows. Either that or go edit the program
properties to tell it to launch full screen only. cmd.exe should be
under your Vista install directory, then under system32.

-Luke

 

[Michael Styles]

When I use Alt + Enter I get a message saying "This system does not support
fullscreen mode."

 

[Guest]

Hmm. I just get a message that "This system does not support full-screen mode."

 

[Andyistic]

Wow - I just tried the full-screen bit - got a message box saying that
full-screen is not to be supported.
I hope this is only temporary, and will become supported in the final
release.

-- Andy

 

[Guest]

I *also* get the blue screen crash on pressing Alt+Enter.

I received back a generic reply from the "Suggest fix" saying that it's a
driver problem. If it's my video driver, I have a Radeon 9200 SE/MCE (I
think, it's a media center, couple years old, 3.0ghz-ht).

Is there a way to report bugs in this OS? There's a tool which seems to be
for viewing bug report solutions, but not for submitting bugs. Or is that
what the newsgroup is for??

I realize I'm using an old beta (beta 2?? The one they shipped with the
Action Pack) so my bug reports might not mean much.

-Rob

 

[Guest]

More importantly....(for me) Why can't we drag and drop into CMD anymore?

 

[welshwizkid]

hey guys!!!!
Unfortunatley windows vista does not support full screen. The best you can do is maximize it. If you find that doing this does not fit the whole screen then right-click the task bar at the top of the cmd window and click on properties. In properties click the font tab and select the "12x16" option in size. you should now be able to maximize the cmd window and fill the whole of your desktop screen. If you wish to return to the normal settings for anything, right-click the task bar again and click defaults then check these settings against the ones in properties.


Someone also asked why you cannot drag and drop (copy and paste) into cmd anymore. With vista, part of the default settings are to deny access to copy and paste. To be able to paste into cmd, all you need to do is right-click the taskbar at the top of the cmd window and click on the "options" tab. There should be a box headed "edit options" with two tick-boxes inside. make sure they are both ticked (especially the 'quick edit mode) click OK and wallah! you can now copy and paste into windows CMD.
NOTE!!!!!: ALL YOU DO TO PASTE IN CMD IS RIGHT-CLICK WHERE YOU WISH TO PASTE!!!!!

Thanks guys!!!