[Ham-Computers] DOS Windows Size in W98SE/W95B

[jandlmiller at bellsouth.net]

This may or may not be related to Robert Downs' post on Sat 26 May 2007 and Aaron's response on Tue 29 May 2007. 

In Win98SE (or also in W95B) I have a question about changing the physical size of the DOS window.  To be sure we are all on the same page, here is what I see:

1. Start/Programs/MS-DOS Prompt opens the DOS window on top of Windows Desktop.  On my screen the DOS window in which the Command Prompt (C:\>)is located probably consumes 70-80 percent of the total screen area.  On the toolbar at the top, at far left is the Font windows with a drop-down arrow.  The Font in my window says "Auto."  There are seven buttons to the right of the d-d arrow the last of which is the capital A button.  (Most of us know that the button with four red arrows that I've dubbed the "button of death" causes a full-screen that can be reset only with ALT-ENTER.)  At the far right and above this tool bar are the three familiar buttons, and on this 70-80 percent window they say, on my screen, Minimize - Restore - Close.

2. When I select the middle (Restore) button the DOS window becomes smaller.  Perhaps 40-50 per cent of the total screen area is consumed.

How do I increase or decrease the total screen size, should I want to do so?  I am reluctant to attempt the sizing arrows because of 3. below.

3. This one may be an unresolved bug issue in Win98SE and/or in the Office 97 Pro toolbar.  Note the difference from the description in 2 above:

Striking the MS-DOS button on the Office 97 Pro toolbar, located vertically along the right side of my screen, causes the DOS window to appear on top of Windows Desktop.  On my screen the DOS window in which the Command Prompt (C:\>)is located probably consumes 70-80 percent of the total screen area.  On the toolbar at the top, at far left is the Font windows with a drop-down arrow.  The Font in my window says "Auto."  There are seven buttons to the right of the d-d arrow the last of which is the capital A button.  At the far right and above this tool bar are the three familiar buttons, and on this 70-80 percent window they say, on my screen, Minimize - Restore - Close.

When I select the middle (Restore) button the DOS window becomes smaller.  Perhaps 20-30 per cent of the total screen area is consumed.  I am sure I have forced the smaller size by using the sizing arrows, but I do not know how to recover to a larger physical size window that I would see when selecting the Restore button.

When I return to the Desktop and once again use Start/Programs/MS-DOS Prompt, I can repeat exactly what is described above.  The second window size, using Restore, is larger when using Start/Programs/MS-DOS Prompt than it is when using the Office97 Pro toolbar.

Once answer, I suppose, is to totally uninstall Office 97 Pro then reinstall it.

Any ideas?

John W0IKT