Microsoft KB Archive/304805

= Cannot Scroll When You Run a Command in Full Screen Mode =

PSS ID Number: 304805

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

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This article was previously published under Q304805





SYMPTOMS
When you run a command within an MS-DOS shell (that is, at a command prompt) in Full Screen mode, scrolling does not work.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because Windows 2000 does not support command-window scrolling in Full Screen mode.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, set the command prompt to open in a window instead of in Full Screen mode:  Click Start on the taskbar, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK to start a command prompt. Press ALT+TAB to switch to another window. On the taskbar, right-click the task that is associated with the command prompt, and then click Properties. In the Cmd.exe Properties dialog box:  On the Options tab, click Window. On the Layout tab, specify the window and buffer size that you want to use.</li> Click OK.</li></ol> </li> When a prompt appears, specify whether you want to save the settings only for this particular usage of the command prompt or also for subsequent usage.</li></ol>

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STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb kbui KB304805

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbWin2000AdvServSP1 kbWin2000AdvServSP2 kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbWin2000ProSP1 kbWin2000ProSP2 kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000ServSP1 kbwin2000ServSP2 kbWinAdvServSearch

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