run dos in xp

[How to run Dos program in full screen!]

i need to use one old DOS accounting software under
windows xp. but under xp , my dos program only run in
half screen althougt it set to full screen mode!
all text appear at the top half screen only! so it make
the word become smaller!
is that any command i can add in config and autoexec so
that i can get full screen?

 

[Pop Rivet]

You can change the size of the onscreen characters. Check the menu when you
have the Command Prompt open - it's there.

Open the Command Prompt. Right click on the Header Bar. Select Default;
Layout and set the screen size. You can also set the font size. If you use
Properties instead of Default, you can change things for just one shortcut
or instance of the program.

Are you sure your old DOS program will run in XP? If not, you might have to
load a legit DOS system on your machine to run it, and then use a multiple
boot menu. Easy, but not until you've done it a time or two.

Pop

"How to run Dos program in full screen!"

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I need to use one old DOS accounting software under
windows xp. but under xp , my dos program only run in
half screen although it set to full screen mode!
all text appear at the top half screen only! so it make
the word become smaller!
is that any command i can add in config and autoexec so
that I can get full screen?

Sounds like you have an application that may not be 100% compatible with
Windows XP's EMULATED DOS. You need to consider upgrading or dual booting
the machine with a true DOS version.

 

[Pop Rivet]

Possible, but unlikely. First the default screen sizes & fonts need to be
checked. For instance, on my machine the DOS window coveres the left side
of the screen, border to center & top to bottom. By default. My sister's
goes all the way to full screen. If it's just a setting, that's the place
to start, and THEN consider a complete DOS installation and its attendant
extra work.

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[J&P Steele]

Just pressing Alt>Enter works OK for me. It was a poster in this group
that recommended it.
Regards,
Joe Steele


"How to run Dos program in full screen!"

 

[Jim Macklin]

The best command is to buy a new accounting program.


"How to run Dos program in full screen!"
| i need to use one old DOS accounting software under
| windows xp. but under xp , my dos program only run in
| half screen althougt it set to full screen mode!
| all text appear at the top half screen only! so it make
| the word become smaller!
| is that any command i can add in config and autoexec so
| that i can get full screen?

 

[Ferris]

come on...get into the 21st century...get some decent software...