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No full screen mode for DOS programs?

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Hello friends.
I am supposed to run an old DOS program on my Windows 7 OS. But when I try to run i get the message
c:\winndows\system32\cmd.exe
This system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

I tried to change the compatibility mode of the application, which starts by a PIF file by the way, tried to run it in windows mode. But It simply wont work.
What should I do? I dont want to run it in XP virtual mode.

Thanks for the answers

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Thanks for the answers. Though non of them helps me.
I know that there is no DOS, but there IS cmd.exe that allows to run the programs. All i need is to run it fullscreen. Strangely enuf, on another PC, with the same Windows 7 loaded, the program is working perfectly, with fullscreen. Surely there is something that has to be adjusted on my PC.
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fault123 said:
Thanks for the answers. Though non of them helps me.
I know that there is no DOS, but there IS cmd.exe that allows to run the programs.

Indeed, the fact is that NTVDM that is used to run DOS and 16-bit Windows programs still exist in 32-bit Windows 7.
fault123 said:
All i need is to run it fullscreen. Strangely enuf, on another PC, with the same Windows 7 loaded, the program is working perfectly, with fullscreen. Surely there is something that has to be adjusted on my PC.

The difference is that the WDDM drivers introduced with Vista and later have no full-screen support, where the XP display drivers does. Note that XP display drivers, however, has no support for any version of DirectX beyond 9 or Aero/DWM.

for getting full screen mode in vista and 7 do as below
start>Run>cmd

after getting cmd prompt click on properties of cmd , click Font Tab
select font style as "consolas " and font size as "28"..after apply .,ok

you will see your cmd prompt full screen

enjoy

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Windows 7 Expert

Majid:

hey guys, i started to search out this thing for quite some time and at last i found the solution:
some people might suggest you to install other Desk operating programs and some might say
install virtual machines etc, well, for God sake guys, this is Windows 7, the extreme of all operating
systems, you got option every where with every click, we sometime miss thing very easily,
TO GET THE FULL SCREEN FUNCTION : SIMPLY DISSABLE YOU GRAPHICS DRIVER,

Go to desktop
Right click on my computer,
click on manage
click on device manager
see Display adaptors
click it to show you your card info
Right click on you card info
and Disable it
Prompt yes/no: click on yes
Go to start and cmd
alt/enter and booooooooooom it goes full screen hahahaha
Is'nt it easy man:

thanks : For any queries contact me on

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Majid:

hey guys, i started to search out this thing for quite some time and at last i found the solution:
some people might suggest you to install other Desk operating programs and some might say
install virtual machines etc, well, for God sake guys, this is Windows 7, the extreme of all operating
systems, you got option every where with every click, we sometime miss thing very easily,
TO GET THE FULL SCREEN FUNCTION : SIMPLY DISSABLE YOU GRAPHICS DRIVER,

Go to desktop
Right click on my computer,
click on manage
click on device manager
see Display adaptors
click it to show you your card info
Right click on you card info
and Disable it
Prompt yes/no: click on yes
Go to start and cmd
alt/enter and booooooooooom it goes full screen hahahaha
Is'nt it easy man:

thanks : For any queries contact me on "majidkhanmohmand@hotmail.com"

It's 100% working.. WoW...
Anonymous
Windows 7 Expert

Excellent dude, I remember I used to do it a different way.. maybe something to do with compatability mode, but this doesn't seem to work anymore..

For all you who said, dosbox, font properties in DOS, install Microsoft Goldfish Edition blahblahbah, you all completely suck.
Disabling graphics is the answer. Thank you.
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