Full Screen DOS doesn't switch to graphic mode

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Set your Command Prompt to load in Full Screen Mode by default.

Close any instance of Command Prompt you have open.
Goto Accessories and Click on Command Prompt (it should open in full screen
mode by default)

type: notepad

What you should notice happens is that Windows won't switch from Full Screen
DOS mode to Windows to display the instance of notepad.

Press the windows key or alt-tab and you will see that notepad did load but
windows never switch to display it

Now close notepad and click on the minimized Command Prompt

Now type notepad again and it will switch to graphic mode to show notepad.


This is causing a real problem for me. Does anyone know how to fix
this...have windows switch to graphic mode the first and every time when
loading notepad (or any graphical app)? And if it can't be fixed could you
explain to me what causing this behavior?

Thanks,

-James
 
Bob,

Thanks for the reply but that doesn't seem to help. Notepad still loads but
Full Screen DOS doesn't switch to graphical mode to show me notepad.

If I switch to graphical mode, close notepad, go back to the opened DOS
windows and run START notepad.exe it does switch but not the first time I
open the DOS window.

-James
 
Enkidu,

It doesn't switch back out to windows to display notepad. It just stays at
the command prompt and loads notepad in the background without the end-user
even knowing that it loaded.

-James
 
Ok, forget Start. Go to the command prompt properties and under Options,
Uncheck "QuickEdit Mode" AND "Insert Mode"

Only use "Start" if you want to play with the "priorities"
 
Bob,

AWESOME!!! With the combination of START and unchecking QuickEdit Mode and
Insert Mode it is working the way it is suppose to.

Thanks again!!!

-James
 
Bob,

After double checking about 15 minutes later, much to my dissappointment, it
didn't work.

Anything else you can think of??

Thanks,

-James
 
Recheck, the settings as it still works here. Did you create another
"cmd prompt" shortcut or anything?

No "START" just plain

notepad.exe

at the default cmd prompt.
 
Bob,

Thanks for helping. I do have settings set but still not working. With
nothing else running, if I run "CMD" from Run it opens full screen and the
settings are properly set. I really starting to believe that 2000/XP has an
application focus issue.

If you can think of anything else let me know.

Thanks!

-James
 
Got to Start, Programs, Acessories, and fire off "Command Prompt" there.
I suspect that "those" settings are NOT being applied when you just RUN,
CMD.
 
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