>>>>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 ...
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>>You might try adding the line:
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SET DISPLAY TO VGA25

>>to your app - I know that some versions FPDOS of WinXP will query the capabilities of XP's video driver and will start in 80x50 line mode rather than 80x25 mode as expected. Adding this line will force them to run in 80x25 mode.
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>Ed-
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>Unfortunately it's not one of my FPDOS apps. It's an old off-the-shelf product. I don't really think it's going to work out, so my customer is going to have to bite the bullet and finally upgrade to the Windows version of the software which he has had on the shelf for about a year now.
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>--Steve.

You might want to try running it from a batch file, and use the MODE command to set the console video mode to 80x25 EGA/VGA compatible.