Q126411: Screen Saver Does Not Restore Full-Screen MS-DOS Window

Article: Q126411
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

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


WORKAROUND
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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
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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.

Additional query words: vm virtual machine

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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