Command Prompt Cursor is Displaced by Four Spaces (104098)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q104098

SYMPTOMS

After you run and exit MS-DOS Editor in a full-screen Command Prompt, you may notice that the cursor is displaced by four spaces.

CAUSE

This may be attributed to a problem in the initialization of the VDM.

WORKAROUND

There are two ways to work around this problem:
  1. Start MS-DOS Editor. Exit it and the cursor should return to normal for the rest of your editing session.
  2. Change to full-screen and then back to windowed mode by pressing ALT+ENTER.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/9/2004
Keywords:KB104098
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