Screen Saver Does Not Restore Full-Screen MS-DOS Window

Last reviewed: August 21, 1995
Article ID: Q126411

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you exit a screen saver that is included with Microsoft Windows 95, the full-screen MS-DOS window is not restored. Instead, the MS-DOS window is minimized to a button on the taskbar.

CAUSE

Windows 95 is not designed to restore MS-DOS windows to full-screen mode.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, run the MS-DOS-based application in a window or click the application's button on the taskbar.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior also occurs for other Windows-based applications. For example, type "start wordpad" (without quotation marks) in a full-screen MS- DOS window. When WordPad starts, the MS-DOS window is minimized. When you quit WordPad, the MS-DOS window remains minimized.

KBCategory: kbtool kbprb
KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95 appscomp
Additional reference words: 95 vm virtual machine

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Last reviewed: August 21, 1995
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