MS-DOS-Based Program Does Not Start Minimized or Maximized (197313)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q197313

SYMPTOMS

When you try to configure an MS-DOS-based program to start minimized or maximized by modifying the Program tab in the Properties Configuration dialog box, the program still starts in the default MS-DOS window.

CAUSE

This feature does not work in Windows NT version 4.0 or Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, you can start the program minimized from a command prompt using the command "start /min <program>" where <program> is the executable file name of the program you want to run.

For example, to start Edit.com minimized, type:

start /min %systemroot%\system32\edit.com

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/14/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbprb KB197313
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