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Microsoft => Microsoft DOS => Topic started by: 888 on September 11, 2004, 06:49:25 AM

Title: screen size
Post by: 888 on September 11, 2004, 06:49:25 AM

when i open up dos command prompt only from windows 98 start up menu it only uses about 60% of the screen and i can't find out how to increase the area to use the full screen which i really need  would really like help on this problem as i have tried everything i can think of but being quite a novice that is probably not a lot thanks in advance

Title: Re: screen size
Post by: Computer_Commando on September 11, 2004, 04:25:12 PM

Alt-Enter will size to full screen.

Title: Re: screen size
Post by: 888 on September 12, 2004, 05:49:28 AM

tried ALT-ENTER but nothing happened any other suggestions anyone

Title: Re: screen size
Post by: 2k dummy on September 12, 2004, 06:58:42 AM

Right click MSDos prompt. Select properties, select screen tab. Set to full screen, set initial size to 50 line mode.

Title: Re: screen size
Post by: 888 on September 13, 2004, 07:39:01 AM

2k Dummy tried that still have small screen dont know if it matters that it's a dell laptop would'nt have thought so but some thing should be possible