Does anyone know why running a dos program on win2000 or xp causes the program to only run on the top half of the screen, while the bottom half is blank?  It's running in full screen mode too, but after updating computers it now only fills up the top half of the screen... wtf??!
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Hi,\nThis may be related to the resolution on your screen. Try reducing your scree resolution and running the application again. Sometimes, this is just my guess though, the resolution on the DOS program may be way below the resolution that you have set using your windows option. So I would try running the application under 800 x 600 resolution and then keep changing the resolution upto the point where you observe the application runs only on half the screen. \nHope this helps!!!\nRgds.\nGood Luck!!!
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right click on the icon game n go to properties->compatibility then on the compatibility mode mark "run this program in compatibilty mode for:" the u can get all win95/98/2000/nt/me plz if u get ur things mark me the best answer ok so any help about computer my email is nabilali72@hotmail.com/yahoo.com
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The most common cause of this symptom is insufficient RAM... Dell has a habit of selling underpowered PC's with as little as 256Mb of RAM... This is really insufficient to run XP!  A minimum of 512Mb should be installed (preferably 1Gb) to avoid this type of issue!
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Use Dev C++ just to compile (Ctrl+f9 is the shortcut) and run a program by calling it (typing it's name in the right directory) from Command prompt. That will work for sure .\n\nMaybe a \nsystem PAUSE;\nline would make Dos screen from DevC++ stay longer when you Compile&Run, but I'm not sure about that.\n\nAnyway, there is no problem with the C++ code that you typed.
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hi, its cd's problem just change it\nif u have dvd of xp (home) u can install it. u need a xp home edition bootale wich can run from dos prompt.
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I don't think you'll be able to run DOS while running windows at the same time. However, it sounds like what you may want is a DOS emulator, which you can find here: http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1 If it works for what you need it will be one heck of a lot easier than what you're trying to do.
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When installing XP, did you change the directory in which it was installed to? If you didn't and it was installed to its default location, then don't worry about it. Multiple installations of XP in the same directory is not a threat. It simply copies the program files over and over but does no harm and takes up no more space on your harddrive than a normal installation. \n\nIf you did change the directory that XP installs to, then you should just start fresh over and reformat and do it again --- once!
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if your games can't run on XP you can try to right click on the exe file and then goto properties and in the compatibility tab --> check run this program in compatibility for --> and then choose your OS which it was compatible for
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If there are no XP specific drivers, the drivers for Windows 2000 should work fine. Give it a try, any way.
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The builtin Compatibility Wizard in WinXP does little beyond changing your resolution and color depth to help older programs run.  \n\nIf it is a DOS-based game, as most Win 95 games, you may want to try this program called DosBox, which emulates a DOS system on WinXP.  It has its own little folder on your harddrive, and in it you put stuff that will be in your new "C" drive, like your games.  I could run the original Prince of Persia in it!
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Windows is picky about being the first installed OS on a drive, so persuading two versions of Windows to run together is not easy. Try:\n\n1) Examining the compatibility settings in XP - it can offer to appear to be more like Windows 9x to certain programs\n\n2) Running the games in DOSbox ( http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ ) - if they need Win98 to get at DOS mode - though the default setup may emulate too slow a PC\n\n3) HyperOS : http://www.hyperossystems.co.uk/\n\n4) QEmu: http://qemu.org/ (maybe too technical for most users)
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Don't do it.  Use 2000 for everything. \nYeah, there might be a couple of games that play in 98 that don't work in 2000.  \nBut having 2 operating systems will drive you nuts.
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It sounds like your monitor settings is off. You might want to change the settings on the monitor so that windows fits on your screen. When you click on maximize, it is supposed to do full screen according to your windows layout.
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Sounds like a good system. You might want to go into your task manager like the above people were saying and check not only if there are lingering tasks running from your game, but, check what all you are running period. In WinXP SP2, you should have less than 30 processes running.\nFrom what you've said, I would expect the problem to be either memory leaks from poor clean-up process with the game or your page file is having issues.\n-When you go into your Task Manager, click on the Performance Tab. On the bottom left, take a look at the Commit Charge info. If the 'Peak' is significantly more than twice the physical ram, you might want to look into adding more ram.\nYou mentioned the 250 Gb Drive. Do you have any other drives?\nA significant speed increase can be realized by utilizing multiple hard drives. A small one for your Operating System.  A fast, small drive for your Paging File and Printer Spooler. And data drive for your music, games, etc.\nSee the link below regarding moving the paging file to an alternate drive.\n\nIf it ends up simply being your game's ram cleanup, the only thing you can really do is reboot after gameplay. It might be inconvenient, if you're lucky, it will be addressed with a patch from the game's website. >I might suggest emailing support for the game just to see if they have a suggested configuration for your system<
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Buy a Dell they have a better reputation.  PC's run XP, they no longer really come with MS-DOS or Windows 95/98 (which ran on top of MS-DOS) any more!
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This Message is Often seen with Win 2000. \nUpdate ur win 2000 with SP -4, this should probably fix it.\n\nSame with XP, Update with SP2. Although its hardly seen with win xp.
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Driver issue, there is not a correct driver for this and WinXP is forced to use default drivers which do not have the correct resolution. The solution is to use PowerStrip to force the monitor to recognize a correct resolution.\nSee the link below.