Knowledge Base

MS-DOS window does not allow full-screen option

Article ID: 192190

Article Last Modified on 2/25/2007

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

This article was previously published under Q192190

SYMPTOMS

On a Windows Terminal Server client, if you open an MS-DOS window, go to Properties and click to select Full Screen, nothing happens and properties are reset to window.

CAUSE

Full screen mode requires the loading of font sets. This was deemed too intensive an activity to allow in the client because performance would suffer greatly.

STATUS

This feature is by design.

Keywords: kbprb KB192190