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#376 Insert mode not working with Windows 7 SP1

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nobody
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2011-09-22
2011-02-28
Anonymous
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Since Windows 7 SP1 upgrade, using Console (2.00.147) with default dos box behaviour starts in overwrite mode rather than insert.
I can press insert to toggle this behaviour, but it only persists until I press enter.

Real dos boxes (started from windows\system32\cmd.exe) have a properties option to choose insert mode (which is enabled).

How can I make insert mode stick?

Discussion

  • Michael Hipp

    Michael Hipp - 2011-09-20

    +1

    This is a rather annoying bug. Makes Console seem a lot less useful. Any help?

    I'm on a Win7 x64 SP1 system.

     

  • Kirill

    Kirill - 2011-09-22
    • priority: 5 --> 3
    • status: open --> pending
     

  • Kirill

    Kirill - 2011-09-22

    Michael, you're probably enabling that option in the "wrong" cmd.exe. If you're running x64 system, but 32-bit Console, the cmd.exe that you're interested in is in C:\Windows\Wow64 (it's a 32-bit cmd.exe). You can either use View -> Console Window to show the hidden window to change the settings. Or run 32-bit cmd.exe separately and change its settings.

    OP, what version of Windows (including 32- or 64-bit) are you running?

     

  • Michael Hipp

    Michael Hipp - 2011-09-22

    You are correct. I switched to the x64 version and I believe this has solved my problem. I did have to use the View -> Console trick and change it to default to Insert Mode. Thanks!

     

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