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Thread ID: 46137 2004-06-14 21:23:00 Windows 2000 cmd prompt in full screen Graham Petrie (449) Press F1
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244467 2004-06-14 21:23:00 Hi,

I want all command windows to open in full screen every time. Easy to do for the default command window, but I am running a DOS-based application that runs within a Windows window with a command prompt in a second window running the program in the background.

Sometimes it is necessary to enter infromation in this other window, and when alt-tabbing between, I would like the second command window to be in full screen mode.

I have tried selecting it from the display properties and then selecting "Save properties for future windows with same title", but next time I open the application I am back to the window.

I have this working on another Windows 2000 PC, but it has stumped me as to why it won't work on this one.

any ideas?

G P
Graham Petrie (449)
244468 2004-06-14 22:34:00 Say you have a shortcut Right click it and go to the options page and set to full screen there. mikebartnz (21)
244469 2004-06-14 22:35:00 Look down this page Here (episteme.arstechnica.com)

hth
johnboy (217)
244470 2004-06-15 01:20:00 Cheers Mike, you gave me the brainwave I needed.

The application calls the program in the command window, therefore all I had to do was find the MS-DOS program/executable it calls in the applications' folder in c:\Program Files and modify its properties as you said.

Problem solved!

Thanks also to Johnboy - handy page to keep on file.

G P
Graham Petrie (449)
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