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

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

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

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

Keywords          : kbenv 
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: February 25, 1999