MS-DOS-Based Program Does Not Start Minimized or Maximized

ID: Q197313

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you try to configure an MS-DOS-based program to start minimized or maximized by modifying the Program tab in the Properties Configuration dialog box, the program still starts in the default MS-DOS window.

CAUSE

This feature does not work in Windows NT version 4.0 or Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, you can start the program minimized from a command prompt using the command "start /min <program>" where <program> is the executable file name of the program you want to run.

For example, to start Edit.com minimized, type:

start /min %systemroot%\system32\edit.com

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb