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  1. March 28th, 2002, 07:52 PM #1
    joanewagner
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    change screen color in dos program

    How can I change a background color in a dos program. I seem to remember that I could in windows 3.1, but I forgot. Thanks
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    Placing this line in the [menu] section of the config.sys causes Dos to display white letters on a blue background.

    menucolor=15,1

    1st number is for foreground colour and the 2nd number is for background colour.
    (Chose numbers 1 - 15)
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