Hoping someone can help.

Client with old Clipper app still in use wants to use Remote Desktop under 
XP.

No matter ow I set up the properties of the Desktop Shortcut, the app wants 
to start in full screen mode which causes a error as apps can't start in 
full screen text mode unde Remote Desktop.

Am I forgetting something basic about the Clipper App?
Looking for any workaround.

Regards,

Nick

_____________________________
 Nick Ramoundos
 Ramoundos Systems
 67 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
 New York, NY  10005-3111
 Tel: (212) 709-8300
 Fax: (212) 658-9048

Try starting the app local and setting it to windows mode via 
Shift-Enter. This should reset it. XP sometimes ignores the shortcut 
settings in favor of the last state the program was run in. There is 
probably some registry setting some where, but I don't know where.

Jim

Nick Ramoundos wrote:
> Hoping someone can help.
> 
> Client with old Clipper app still in use wants to use Remote Desktop under 
> XP.
> 
> No matter ow I set up the properties of the Desktop Shortcut, the app wants 
> to start in full screen mode which causes a error as apps can't start in 
> full screen text mode unde Remote Desktop.
> 
> Am I forgetting something basic about the Clipper App?
> Looking for any workaround.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Nick
> 
> _____________________________
>  Nick Ramoundos
>  Ramoundos Systems
>  67 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
>  New York, NY  10005-3111
>  Tel: (212) 709-8300
>  Fax: (212) 658-9048

James Loughner <jwrl@charter.net> wrote in
news:185kdub1EHA.7176@S15147418: 

> Try starting the app local and setting it to windows mode via 
> Shift-Enter. This should reset it. XP sometimes ignores the shortcut 
> settings in favor of the last state the program was run in. There is 
> probably some registry setting some where, but I don't know where.
> 
> Jim

Jim, 

No good.  Tried hitting Alt-Enter which reduces into a window and closing 
app but XP still won't "remember' this last setting.  Starts full-screen 
every time.

Thanks anyway,
Nick

That's odd usually the problem is to get the DOS program to run full 
screen. XP is just a nasty OS. Sure you have the shortcut settings set 
to run in Window also? Maybe your not using the right cuss words

Jim

Nick Ramoundos wrote:

> James Loughner <jwrl@charter.net> wrote in
> news:185kdub1EHA.7176@S15147418: 
> 
> 
>>Try starting the app local and setting it to windows mode via 
>>Shift-Enter. This should reset it. XP sometimes ignores the shortcut 
>>settings in favor of the last state the program was run in. There is 
>>probably some registry setting some where, but I don't know where.
>>
>>Jim
> 
> 
> Jim, 
> 
> No good.  Tried hitting Alt-Enter which reduces into a window and closing 
> app but XP still won't "remember' this last setting.  Starts full-screen 
> every time.
> 
> Thanks anyway,
> Nick
>

Since the shortcut properties are not working, change it at the source.  Change the actual settings on COMMAND.COM to what you want,
then re-create your shortcuts. (COMMAND.COM is is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32)

I had a similar problem, and I think this is how I corrected it.

        - richard hankins

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:52:04 +0100, Nick Ramoundos wrote:

> Hoping someone can help.
> 
> Client with old Clipper app still in use wants to use Remote Desktop under 
> XP.
> 
> No matter ow I set up the properties of the Desktop Shortcut, the app wants 
> to start in full screen mode which causes a error as apps can't start in 
> full screen text mode unde Remote Desktop.
> 
> Am I forgetting something basic about the Clipper App?
> Looking for any workaround.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Nick
> 
> _____________________________
>  Nick Ramoundos
>  Ramoundos Systems
>  67 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
>  New York, NY  10005-3111
>  Tel: (212) 709-8300
>  Fax: (212) 658-9048

Nick,

Is there a possiblity that something has been added to either the config.nt
or autoexec.nt files in the windows\system32 folder. These are run whenever
a dos application is started unless modified in the properties. Maybe
something in there is forcing the dos session to full screen mode??

Just a thought.

Mark Sergent
InnSource Solutions Inc.
mark@innsourcesolutions.com

OK, I found it.

Used Genus GX Toolbox on some of my old S'87 Apps.
Commented out the GXInit() command which sets some 
environmental parameters for the graphics toolbox and sure 
enough, the app started in a window as expected.

Thanks Jim and Mark for your input.


_____________________________
 Nick Ramoundos
 Ramoundos Systems
 67 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
 New York, NY  10005-3111
 Tel: (212) 709-8300
 Fax: (212) 658-9048