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gold 
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Posted on: Oct. 01 2005,15:28 |
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 , Tattenbach sorry yet not got the mail, did it bounced ? can u send it once more ?
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Tattenbach
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Posted on: Oct. 03 2005,06:09 |
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Sent it again with this subject <<FAO: gold - 'Program to change color' >>
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Tattenbach
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Posted on: Dec. 09 2005,03:03 |
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Gold, here's the procedure to modify command.com included in Windows 98 SE:
This file is 93,890 bytes long so it cannot be modified with MS DEBUG because it (MS DEBUG) just handles up to 64K files.
I used the hex editor “FRHED” version 1.1.0 but any other similar (good) editor should work. I searched for the hex values B4 06 B7 07 32 DB all together. In B7 07 (exactly in the value 07) hides the fore and background colors of the prompt.
When found (in my case in address BA1F) I changed the value 07 for a new value, like for example 0A for a light green foreground on a black background.
When ready saved the file with the same name.
ALWAYS keep a safe copy of the original command.com in case something goes wrong.
This procedure was based on the article to be found at:
http://www.textfiles.com/magazines/RRR/rrr199306.txt
In there they still could used MS DEBUG because command.com (for DOS 6.0) was still under the 64K limit (FFFF hex). In any case any professional debugger should handle this task.
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gold
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Posted on: Jan. 28 2006,16:41 |
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Tattenbach, Thanks for your superb support.
Here I had written all the details to change color of dos (Windows 98 Second Edition dos boot disk specified in above post) by editing command.com.
(old link removed and here is the new link)
http://rapidshare.de/files/13132153/Change_Color_Of_Dos.doc.html
If link doesn't work, copy n paste it in browser.
Pictures are included, it will help to have a nice editing.
Edited by gold on Feb. 21 2006,13:51
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pivert
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Posted on: Jan. 29 2006,05:00 |
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Impossible to go to your web page ! Allways get Tripod error about unavailable directory !
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Still impossible to get the file
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Posted on: Jan. 30 2006,18:15 |
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Error message I get is :
| Quote | "This file is hosted by Tripod, a Lycos®Network Site, and is not available for download. Please check out Tripod's Help system for more information about Remote Loading and our Remote Loading policy. "
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wanderer
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Posted on: Feb. 01 2006,10:50 |
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Is this helpfull?
http://www.easydos.com/menucolor.html
Read this "If you find that the text on your screen is blinking, try setting the background color to a lower value (below 7)."
In my case i could set the background color on value 7,without a blinking text 
Greetz
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gold
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2006,15:58 |
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Here is the alternative link. This link had to work.
Sorry, the old link worked when I tested. Now this one should be a valid one.
http://rapidshare.de/files/13132153/Change_Color_Of_Dos.doc.html
If any program is executed then color changes into old white on black mode. 'cls' will bring back the changed color. If here is any expert, who can tell another tip, that is stable, it is most welcome.
Edited by gold on Feb. 12 2006,16:00
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gold
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2006,16:02 |
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Wanderer, if the value is larger than 7 then screen will blink, I think so.
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wanderer
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2006,07:24 |
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@gold
| Quote | | Iam using a startup disk created from windows 98. Anyone know how to debug command.com to change foreground color, I want to make the color light green to make it well visible. |
Why bother command.com and a  hex editor if you want the foreground color (=text)light green?
Just change in config.sys of the Win98 startdisk,the menucolor from "menucolor=7,0" into "menucolor=2,0"
Or am i missing the point here?
example;
[menu]
menuitem=CD, Start computer with CD-ROM support.
menuitem=NOCD, Start computer without CD-ROM support.
menuitem=HELP, View the Help file.
menudefault=CD,30
menucolor=2,0
[CD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001
[NOCD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
[HELP]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
[COMMON]
files=10
buffers=10
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
lastdrive=z
Greetz
Edited by wanderer on Feb. 13 2006,07:25
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