Microsoft KB Archive/87822

= ROTATE.DRV Will Not Rotate Full-Screen MS-DOS Applications =

Article ID: 87822

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0
 * Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing 1.0a

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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 &quot;Microsoft Windows User's Guide&quot; 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.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a

Keywords: KB87822

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