PRB: Screen Turns Black While Making .exe

When you try to create an executable (.EXE) with Visual Basic, the entire display turns black. You see the same behavior whether you compile to Native Code or P-Code. This problem only occurs on Windows NT.

The Console Windows Display (DOS Window) is set to "Full Screen."

To work around this problem, you need to change the Console Windows Display to "Window" instead of "Full Screen."

Step-by-Step Example

1. Go to Control Panel and double-click on the Console icon.
2. From the Console Windows Properties Dialog, select the Options tab.
3. Select "Window" under Display Options.
4. Return to the Visual Basic IDE.
5. Make an executable. The screen should not turn black.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.