cmd prompt scrolls slowly

[Gerhard]

Hello,

the cmd prompt scrolls VERY slowly in window mode, e.g. when typing a
'dir'. I find this rather annoying - does anybody know a solution what I
can do to make it scroll faster?

Thank you for helping,
greetings,
Gerhard

 

[Al Dunbar]

Hello,

the cmd prompt scrolls VERY slowly in window mode, e.g. when typing a
'dir'. I find this rather annoying - does anybody know a solution what I
can do to make it scroll faster?

Not really on topic for this group, but have you looked at "My Computer",
"properties", "advanced", "Performance"?

/Al

 

[Mark V]

Hello,

the cmd prompt scrolls VERY slowly in window mode, e.g. when
typing a 'dir'. I find this rather annoying - does anybody know
a solution what I can do to make it scroll faster?

Try fullscreen CMD. If there is a huge difference in scrolling
speed, then I would guess that your system's video sub-system
components are or may to blame. Also check buffer size, fonts, etc.
settings for the windowsed CMD. A font choice might have a large
impact perhaps. (speculations)

 

[Gerhard]

Hello Mark,

Try fullscreen CMD. If there is a huge difference in scrolling
speed, then I would guess that your system's video sub-system
components are or may to blame. Also check buffer size, fonts, etc.
settings for the windowsed CMD. A font choice might have a large
impact perhaps. (speculations)

thank your for your hint. Yes, it seems that there is some lack in my
computer - it's an ATI RAGE IIC graphics adaptor, which is not supported
by ATI drivers under Win 2k, there is only a MS driver for it. Many
voices on the usenet stated that the RAGE IIC is more or less
sub-optimal... :-(

Gerhard

 

[Gerhard]

Hi Al,

Not really on topic for this group, but have you looked at "My Computer",
"properties", "advanced", "Performance"?

yes, it is set to "foreground application".

Gerhard

 

[Al Dunbar]

Hi Al,


yes, it is set to "foreground application".

Good, but I meant are the visual effects configured for best performance?

/Al

 

[Gerhard]

Good, but I meant are the visual effects configured for best performance?

where do I find these settings exactly?
Gerhard

 

[Michael Harris \(MVP\)]

where do I find these settings exactly?

They are available on XP and higher. I assume you are running W2K at most.

 

[Gerhard]

They are available on XP and higher. I assume you are running W2K at most.

yes, I am running W2k here.

Gerhard