ROTATE.DRV Will Not Rotate Full-Screen MS-DOS Applications (87822)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0
- Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0a
This article was previously published under Q87822 SUMMARY
In Windows for Pen Computing, the Rotate Screen Orientation function
from Control Panel controls only Windows or MS-DOS-based applications
running in a window.
Full-screen MS-DOS-based applications and the MS-DOS command prompt
will not be affected.
MORE INFORMATION
To rotate an MS-DOS-based application, you must run the application in
a window.
MS-DOS-based applications can only be run in a window while Windows is
in 386 enhanced mode.
If you are running a full-screen MS-DOS-based application and you want
to run the application in a window, press ALT+ENTER.
For more information on this procedure see pages 21-22 of the
"Microsoft Windows User's Guide" for version 3.1.
To run an MS-DOS-based application in a window automatically when it
is launched, start the program using a program instruction (PIF) file.
You may want to start the MS-DOS-based application by writing a PIF
file.
The Rotate Screen Orientation icon may be added to the Control Panel
by the Windows for Pen Computing extensions. Due to the variety of
hardware offered by Pen Computing equipment manufactures, you may want
to customize the display screen orientation by rotating it from
landscape to portrait.
The Rotate Screen Orientation icon will appear in the Control Panel if
the CPROT.CPL file is recognized in the CONTROL.INI file. The default
location should be in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. This is an
extenuation to Windows and therefore does not affect MS-DOS or the
hardware.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/30/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB87822 |
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