Steven,
The same thing can happen running DOS apps in NT and W2K. I don't have XP...
Have you tried to run the program under COMMAND.COM instead of CMD.EXE? I don't even know if it exists in XP, but to test it go to START/RUN, and type COMMAND.COM (and hit enter). If you aren't full screen, hit ALT-ENTER. Then run the DOS program, and see what happens...
>>XP does not support 16-bit apps so you're DOS programs cannot be used. Correct if I'm wrong UT but I'm sure that's what I read.
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>Thanks for your input. However, I know for a fact that DOS apps run on XP because my app is running beautifully (or ugly) because of the screen being scrunched to the top.
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>I'll keep searching for an answer ...
Steve Gibson