Full screen DOS in a VM?

[essential]

I set up a VM for a friend so he can run some old DOS progs on his Win7 64-bit machine. I can't get the progs to open up full screen though.

When I go to "properties --> screen" and set it to open at Full Screen, the attached image is what happens. It just goes quarter screen and shrinks the original resolution down.

http://essentialvelocity.com/joe/vm.jpg

Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[yinan]

isnt DOS resolution limited to something around 600 x 480?

 

[essential]

isnt DOS resolution limited to something around 600 x 480?

it might be, but the specific program full screens just fine outside of a VM. in Windows XP everything is normal and it full screens ... the problem only exists in the VM.

 

[MrChad]

DOSBox isn't an option?

 

[essential]

DOSBox isn't an option?

Tried that before the VM. Will full screen in DOSBox, but printing doesn't work.

 

[0roo0roo]

i'm sure there are dos boot discs somewhere out on the net you can download. or even dos 6 install?
not as convenient though.
dos....*shudder*

 

[sao123]

vmware offers full screen 640x480

 

[manko]

(delete)

 

[0roo0roo]

http://lifehacker.com/5505343/d+fend-reloaded-brings-your-favorite-dos-games-to-windows