| Windows 7: Command Prompt missing File Menu |
02 Nov 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1 |
Command Prompt missing File Menu Hello! Any help would be appreciated: my command prompt window does not have a file menu. I also cannot manually resize the window. I am not sure what caused this, and I have tried F1-F12 to see if that would toggle a setting, but it did not make a change. Thanks for any help! | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1 |
02 Nov 2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
My command prompt windows has always opened at about half height as far as I can remember. See pic below.
You can maximize it through maximize control at the upper right, but I see no reason to do it.
What do you mean by "file menu"? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333 Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202 Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD Screen Resolution 800 x 640 Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2 PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular Case Antec Solo II Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500 Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
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02 Nov 2011
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 UK |
The command prompt has never had a file menu, I assume you mean like this:
I had to make that one in paint for you.
EDIT: as for resizing, I am unlimited vertically but am unable to make the the width greater than 80 characters, regardless of resolution. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 2.5Ghz (@3.0Ghz) Motherboard Asus P5QD Turbo Memory Kingston HyperX 4x1GB DDR2 1066Mhz Graphics Card Asus/Nvidia 9500GT 1GB Sound Card On-Board HD Monitor(s) Displays 22" Widescreen TFT Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Plastic one Mouse Plastic one PSU 650w Case ATX Cooling 140mm front, 120mm Rear, 80mm Chipset + stock CPU and GPU Hard Drives 2x 320Gb Seagate SATAII RAID 0
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02 Nov 2011
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1 |

Quote: Originally Posted by Sub Styler The command prompt has never had a file menu, I assume you mean like this: Attachment 181915
I had to make that one in paint for you.
EDIT: as for resizing, I am unlimited vertically but am unable to make the the width greater than 80 characters, regardless of resolution. That picture is what I mean, I am missing the menu with File, Edit, etc. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1 |
02 Nov 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |

Quote: Originally Posted by MaxRabbit 
Quote: Originally Posted by Sub Styler The command prompt has never had a file menu, I assume you mean like this: Attachment 181915
I had to make that one in paint for you.
EDIT: as for resizing, I am unlimited vertically but am unable to make the the width greater than 80 characters, regardless of resolution. That picture is what I mean, I am missing the menu with File, Edit, etc. As Sub Styler told you, he made that pic with Windows Paint to show you he knows what you mean but those menus are not nor have they ever been in Command Prompt.
Command Prompt can have up to 9999 characters in a row (I hope I had that big display  ):
To change properties of the Command Prompt you have to right click the Title Bar and select Properties from context menu:
The width and hight (in characters and rows) can be chosen from Layout tab:
Font and font size from Font tab, background and text color from Colors tab.
Kari
Last edited by Kari; 02 Nov 2011 at 01:20 PM..
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02 Nov 2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1 |
Okay, I'm just silly! Thanks so much, guys | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1 Command Prompt missing File Menu problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:24 AM. | |