Screen Does Not Pause With MEM /C /P OR DIR /P (96628)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q96628

SYMPTOMS

Some older CGA display adapters don't properly handle the scrolling of text. If you are using on of these cards, the DIR and MEM command /P parameter may not function correctly.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, add a device statement for ANSI.SYS with the /S parameter to the CONFIG.SYS file as in the following example:
   device=c:\dos\ansi.sys /s

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/23/1999
Keywords: KB96628