Microsoft KB Archive/271209

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BUG: ENTER Key Does Not Work on Start Menu After Exit from MS-DOS Full Screen

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Q271209

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft OEM Preinstall Kit (OPK), version 98sp1

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows, if you open an MS-DOS command prompt in full-screen mode and then exit from full-screen mode, you cannot use the ENTER key on the keyboard to access menu items in the Start menu.

This problem occurs if you do not use the trackpoint, and use only the keyboard to exit from the MS-DOS full-screen mode and to access the Start menu.

RESOLUTION
After exiting from MS-DOS full-screen mode, use the trackpoint before you use the keyboard to access the Start menu.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) Install Windows 98 SE OPK.
 * 2) Create an MS-DOS shortcut menu on the desktop.
 * 3) Open MS-DOS properties, click the Screen tab, and then click Full Screen under the Usage selection.
 * 4) Double-click the MS-DOS shortcut icon to open MS-DOS.

NOTE: This is to make sure that you open MS-DOS on full-screen mode.
 * 1) Press ALT+ENTER to switch to the MS-DOS prompt windows mode.
 * 2) Type exit and do not move the trackpoint.
 * 3) Press CTRL+ESC to show the Start menu.
 * 4) Press the ARROW key and select any command on the menu (for example, Shutdown, Run, and so on) but do not move the trackpoint.
 * 5) Press the ENTER key to run the command (Shutdown, Run, and so on).

Additional query words: opk SE MS-DOS kbsbk kbopk multi-lingual track point

Keywords : kbDSupport kbGrpDSOPK

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbOPKSearch kbWin98OPKSP1