Use command prompt as the desktop?

13 Oct 2007 3:00 AM

Noozer

Just curious if anyone knows of a program that will let you use a command
prompt window as your background? It would be pretty nifty for us old
schoolers.

Have it run like your normal desktop, with the exception that if you left
click on your background, you can type commands and the output scrolls
behind your icons.

13 Oct 2007 3:24 AM

Leonard Grey

Ah yes...the good old days. I'll always cherish my copy of DOS For Dummies.

You're best off to search the web. I'll bet you're not the only one
who'd like to see this.

Something to keep in mind, if you have IE 7: I believe support for the
Active Desktop was removed in IE 7.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Noozer wrote:
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> Just curious if anyone knows of a program that will let you use a command
> prompt window as your background? It would be pretty nifty for us old
> schoolers.
>
> Have it run like your normal desktop, with the exception that if you left
> click on your background, you can type commands and the output scrolls
> behind your icons.
>
>
>

13 Oct 2007 3:59 AM

createwindow

For retro fun I recommend the free microsoft Virtual PC 2007 program.

Install DOS (actual DOS) in a new virtual machine and away you go!

C:\>debug
-a
23D9:0100 mov ah,02
23D9:0102 mov dl,01
23D9:0104 int 21h
23D9:0106 int 20h
23D9:0108
-g=0100

:-) <- smiley face character...

Program terminated normlly
-quit
C:\>

Cheers,

CreateWindow

http://mymessagetaker.com
The while-you-were-out message taking program you have been looking
for!

21 Oct 2007 10:43 PM

Anteaus

You can make DOS your shell by altering the "shell" value in the Winlogon
registry key to load cmd.exe instead of explorer.exe

To load the GUI you type "explorer"

Be aware that if you get this wrong you may have trouble starting your
computer.