Command prompt misbehaving

> I'm not sure about the full-screen issue, but, I was also getting the message
> 'NTVDM has encountered an error' when I tried to run DOS commands from the
> Command Prompt.
>
> My problem was the antivirus software that I had installed. I was using
> avast 4.7. Once I un-installed the program, the error went away.
>
> "BurrWalnut" wrote:
>

> > I have a number of important, old DOS programs (circa 1986) that run
> > perfectly well on XP but don't on Vista beta 2.
> >
> > The problems are :-
> > 1. I can't make the window full-screen, even after selecting full screen,
> > it's full height but only half width.
> >
> > 2. When trying to run my programs, I get the message "NTVDM has encountered
> > an error".
> >
> > Can anyone help and I don't mean ditch the DOS programs and rewrite them as
> > it's too much work?
> >
> > Thank you.

> Thanks Unclebub,
>
> I'm running Avast so I'll give it a try later when I'm back at the Vista
> machine.
>
> "unclebub" wrote:
>

> > I'm not sure about the full-screen issue, but, I was also getting the message
> > 'NTVDM has encountered an error' when I tried to run DOS commands from the
> > Command Prompt.
> >
> > My problem was the antivirus software that I had installed. I was using
> > avast 4.7. Once I un-installed the program, the error went away.
> >
> > "BurrWalnut" wrote:
> >

> > > I have a number of important, old DOS programs (circa 1986) that run
> > > perfectly well on XP but don't on Vista beta 2.
> > >
> > > The problems are :-
> > > 1. I can't make the window full-screen, even after selecting full screen,
> > > it's full height but only half width.
> > >
> > > 2. When trying to run my programs, I get the message "NTVDM has encountered
> > > an error".
> > >
> > > Can anyone help and I don't mean ditch the DOS programs and rewrite them as
> > > it's too much work?
> > >
> > > Thank you.

> According to the Avast Support forums, they (Avast) are working with
> Microsoft to address the issue.
>
>
> "BurrWalnut" wrote:
>

>> Thanks Unclebub,
>>
>> I'm running Avast so I'll give it a try later when I'm back at the Vista
>> machine.
>>
>> "unclebub" wrote:
>>

>> > I'm not sure about the full-screen issue, but, I was also getting the
>> > message
>> > 'NTVDM has encountered an error' when I tried to run DOS commands from
>> > the
>> > Command Prompt.
>> >
>> > My problem was the antivirus software that I had installed. I was
>> > using
>> > avast 4.7. Once I un-installed the program, the error went away.
>> >
>> > "BurrWalnut" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I have a number of important, old DOS programs (circa 1986) that run
>> > > perfectly well on XP but don't on Vista beta 2.
>> > >
>> > > The problems are :-
>> > > 1. I can't make the window full-screen, even after selecting full
>> > > screen,
>> > > it's full height but only half width.
>> > >
>> > > 2. When trying to run my programs, I get the message "NTVDM has
>> > > encountered
>> > > an error".
>> > >
>> > > Can anyone help and I don't mean ditch the DOS programs and rewrite
>> > > them as
>> > > it's too much work?
>> > >
>> > > Thank you.

> Command Prompt in Vista doesn't run full screen.
>
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> "unclebub" <unclebub@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BC79ED41-1E68-461B-ACDB-2C179E86169D@microsoft.com...

> > According to the Avast Support forums, they (Avast) are working with
> > Microsoft to address the issue.
> >
> >
> > "BurrWalnut" wrote:
> >

> >> Thanks Unclebub,
> >>
> >> I'm running Avast so I'll give it a try later when I'm back at the Vista
> >> machine.
> >>
> >> "unclebub" wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'm not sure about the full-screen issue, but, I was also getting the
> >> > message
> >> > 'NTVDM has encountered an error' when I tried to run DOS commands from
> >> > the
> >> > Command Prompt.
> >> >
> >> > My problem was the antivirus software that I had installed. I was
> >> > using
> >> > avast 4.7. Once I un-installed the program, the error went away.
> >> >
> >> > "BurrWalnut" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I have a number of important, old DOS programs (circa 1986) that run
> >> > > perfectly well on XP but don't on Vista beta 2.
> >> > >
> >> > > The problems are :-
> >> > > 1. I can't make the window full-screen, even after selecting full
> >> > > screen,
> >> > > it's full height but only half width.
> >> > >
> >> > > 2. When trying to run my programs, I get the message "NTVDM has
> >> > > encountered
> >> > > an error".
> >> > >
> >> > > Can anyone help and I don't mean ditch the DOS programs and rewrite
> >> > > them as
> >> > > it's too much work?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thank you.

>