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DOS task frozen after Multitask
Name: Dave Neal Date: November 22, 2004 at 12:04:23 Pacific OS: win 2000 CPU/Ram: pent 4 / half Gig
Comment:
I am running a DOS app, in win 2000, that uses a Graphic window. It runs fine until I switch to a windows task. The DOS app freezes after switching to a windows app and only when switching from the DOS graphic window (full screen default). The app is launched from a shortcut that uses a PIF to call the following config.sys:
Name: IVO Date: November 23, 2004 at 02:42:07 Pacific
Reply:
You can run a DOS application in Graphic Mode ONLY full screen sized under Windows NT/2K/XP.
That is the rule and there is no workaround as DOS graphic mode is not supported in a NT window. So the application freezes when you switch to another task and resumes only when the full screen is restored.
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