How to increase Command Prompt's Buffer?

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The other day I was playing with my friends computer running WinXP and
was astonished that the Command Prompt on his machine has the buffer
that can list up to 3000 lines of past command/message

I asked my friend how come his command prompt is so amazing and he
said that he downloaded a "patch" or something, some kind of registry
tweak, quite a long while ago, and boosted the buffers that the
command prompt is using. Unfortunately, he didn't have the "patch"
anymore, nor remember where he downloaded that "patch" from.

To all the gurus:

If you know of such patch (and/or registry tweak), would you kindly
share it with me, please?

Thank you !!
 
ZÿRiX said:
To configure the command prompt
Open Command Prompt

Click the upper-left corner of the Command Prompt window, and then click
Properties.

Click the Options tab.

In Command History, type or select 999 in Buffer Size, and then type or
select 5 in Number of Buffers.

That will take you to 5000
Click to expand...

Somfink wrong wiv your mafs. It will take you to 4995.
 
ZÿRiX said:
To configure the command prompt
Open Command Prompt

Click the upper-left corner of the Command Prompt window, and then click
Properties.

Click the Options tab.

In Command History, type or select 999 in Buffer Size, and then type or
select 5 in Number of Buffers.

That will take you to 5000
Click to expand...

That properties window also allows you to set the window size, font,
etc. I'm sure you saw that, but its an asset to me to expand the window
size to get more lines of text. I pump it up to 45 or better. I
couldn't live with 25 lines of text on the screen.
 
You guys are awesome :)

Big_Al said:
That properties window also allows you to set the window size, font,
etc. I'm sure you saw that, but its an asset to me to expand the window
size to get more lines of text. I pump it up to 45 or better. I
couldn't live with 25 lines of text on the screen.
Click to expand...
 
Many thanks for your reply, however, I think it must be my dumbness
that somehow can't get it to work.

You see, in my friend's PC, his command prompt can scroll back
thousands of lines.

Let's say, on the command prompt, I go to the D drive (D: <enter>), go
to the root directory (cd\ <enter>), and do a "dir /s <enter>"

Hundreds, if not thousands of files will start scrolling down.

On my friend's PC, after the untold thousands of directories and
filename scrolled down, I can scroll back at least 3000 lines.

I did apply the thing you listed on my command prompt, and I did
double check the result, and sure enough, it has "999" per buffer and
there are "5" buffers.

I did the same "dir /s <enter>" on my D: drive, root directory.
Thousands of directories and file scrolled down.

However, after that thing finished, when I move the slider of the
command prompt up to scroll back, I can only scroll back 200 or so
lines !!

As I said, it must be my own stupidity that has somehow "infected" my
own PC.

But if you think you can _still_ help this really stupid fella, please
help !!

Please tell me how to enable my Command Prompt so that it can scroll
back thousands of lines??

Thank you all !!!!
 
Much apologies for having to make this "Part 2" of my reply ... me
very stupid, what to do???

In my friend's PC, the slider of the command prompt at first was
thick. But the more thing it displays (I mean, the more line that
Command Prompt has scrolled down), the thinner that "slider button"
becomes.

After scrolling down thousands of lines, that "slider button" actually
turned into a "thin slice". But if I use the mouse to "pick up" that
"thin slice" and scroll up, I can scroll up thousands and thousands of
lines.

On my PC, however, even after I have applied that "999" per buffer
plus that "5 buffers" thing, the thickness of that "slider button" of
my Command Prompt doesn't really change much, even if I use the
Command Prompt to scroll through thousands of lines (such as when I
use "dir/s" at the root directory)

Hence, when I use the mouse cursor to "pick up" that "slider button"
of the Command Prompt in my PC, it only scrolls back 200 lines or so.

Dunno what I have done wrong?? <scratching my head>
 
Very stupid, what to make this "part 2" of my reply ... Me very stupid,
what to do??? Much apologies for having to make this "part 2" of my
reply ... Me very stupid, what to do??? Much apologgies.

At "slider button" becommand prompt has scrolled down), thinner the the
slider button" becommand prompt has scrolled down), thing it displays (i
mean, that first was scrolled down), the comes. In my friend's pc, the
slider button" becommand prompt at command prompt at command prompt has
that command prompt has thinner button" becommand prompt at first was
the the thing it displays (i mean, thing it displays (i mean,,

"thin slice" actually turned into "pick up" that "thin slice". But if I
use thousands ands and thouse thouse to a "thin slice" actually turned
into a "thin scroll up thousand that "thin scroll up that "slider scroll
up, I can slider scroll up" thousands of lines, that "slider scroll up,
I can slice". But if I use the mouse thousand scrollines. After button"
actually turned into a "thin slice" and scroll up" thousands of ling
down thoussands.

Dir/s" at "999" per buffer buffers" at "slider plus thousand prompt
doesn't really change much as when I use "directory) on my pc, howeven
after button" of liness of my pc, howeven if I have applied thicknes
(such, ever, ever, ever, even I use "directory) on my pc, howeven if I
use "directory) on my pc, howeven after I have applied thousands of
lines (such, even after I use "directory) on my pc, howeven I use
"directory) on my pc, howeven after buffers" thickness of my pc,
however, even if I use "dir/s" thicknes (such, even if I use "dir/s" at
to scroll that "999" per plus that "999" per buffer buffers" thing,

I use the mouse cursor so. Hence, when I use that "slider button" of the
command prompt in my pc, it only scrolls back 200 lines or to "pick up"
that "slider button" of the mouse that "slider button" of the command
prompt in my pc, it only scrolls back up" that "slider button" of the.

Head> dunno what I have done wrong?? <scratching my head> dunno what I
have done wrong?? <scratching my head> <scratching my head>

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