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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Performance and Maintainance / September 2008Full Screen DOS Window
Is anybody aware of any Vista display drivers that will allow me to open a DOS window in full screen mode? I know I can install the XP version of the drivers and get my functionality back, but these tend to give me a BSOD occasionally. I don't care about the Aero eye candy, as I have it all turned off anyway. I don't want to run a DOS emulator... I just want to be able to view command lines in full screen, and run a few programs that would make life MUCH easier on my eyes if I could run in full screen. Any suggestions? ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > Is anybody aware of any Vista display drivers that will allow me to > open a DOS window in full screen mode? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Any suggestions? > ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** All Programs - Acessories - right click on "Command Prompt" - click on Properties. Use "Options", "Font" etc to personalize to taste. :-) > All Programs - Acessories - right click on "Command Prompt" - click on > Properties. Use "Options", "Font" etc to personalize to taste. :-) . . You know, that option never even crossed my mind! For some reason, I always thought that increasing the font size in a CLI would just make the font bigger without expanding the window. Teaches me for assuming! :) Thanks! . ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > Is anybody aware of any Vista display drivers that will allow me to open > a DOS window in full screen mode? Sorry to be a pedant, but you mean a "console" window, or perhaps a "command prompt" window. DOS isn't part of Vista... :-) SteveT >> Is anybody aware of any Vista display drivers that will allow me to >> open a DOS window in full screen mode? > > Sorry to be a pedant, but you mean a "console" window, or perhaps a > "command prompt" window. DOS isn't part of Vista... :-) . . That's okay... I reverted back to my old Amiga days and called it a CLI window before. :) I'm willing to call it anything, as long as *I* know what I mean. I'll just keep others guessing! ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** Posters have been recommending dosbox to use DOS in Vista  SignatureMick Murphy - Qld - Australia > >> Is anybody aware of any Vista display drivers that will allow me to > >> open a DOS window in full screen mode? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > know what I mean. I'll just keep others guessing! > ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > Posters have been recommending dosbox to use DOS in Vista . . I've never actually used DOSbox. I'm conflicted on the issue because I don't do THAT much with DOS windows (I use mTel for an occasional Telnet session... that's the primary use) to where I'd want to take the time to set up a virtual machine. :) On the other hand... do I want to never be able to play Lemmings again? Sometimes I hate progress... lol ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > Is anybody aware of any Vista display drivers that will allow me to > open a DOS window in full screen mode? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Any suggestions? > ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Try different versions of the XP driver. > Try different versions of the XP driver. . . The problem is that its a laptop with an integrated mobile nvidia gpu... its hard enough finding any XP version of the driver, much less multiple versions. Maybe I should try driverguide... ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > ronald.phill...@gmail.com wrote: > > Try different versions of the XP driver. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Maybe I should try driverguide... > ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ >> ronald.phill...@gmail.com wrote: >>> Try different versions of the XP driver. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ Thanks! ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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