Here is some shorter code for a TSR. It's Tasm, but easily converted to Masm.
It works under cmd in XP.
I noticed your code seemed to mess with the command buffer.
I have a lot of other 16 bit code that you might could use.
; saver.asm Com program Modified 6/13/2002
;
; Screen saver (blanks screen) COM file..
; Only works in 80x25 screen modes (2,3,7) [could easily be adapted/others]
; Uses F-8 key to activate, un-install by typing name of program again
;
; **** ADJUSTABLE time interval to pop up
;
; Program can be uninstalled
;
;
.SEQ ; store segment sequentially as they appear
.286 ; use 80286+ code
.MODEL tiny ; TINY model to make it a .COM program
;* Macros *
StAlloc MACRO sizew ; macro to allocate stack, size "sizew" words
MOV BX,((sizew*2)+15) SHR 4 ; BX = size in paragraphs
MOV AH,48h ; allocate memory function
INT 21h ; call DOS
CLI ; freeze interrupts
MOV SS,AX ; set stack segment to allocated segment returned in AX
MOV SP,sizew*2-2 ; set stack pointer to end of segment (goes top down)
STI ; restore interrupts
ENDM
StDeAlloc MACRO ; macro to deallocate stack
MOV AX,SS
MOV ES,AX
MOV AH,49h ; call DOS deallocate block function
INT 21h
ENDM
;* Code Segment *
code SEGMENT PARA PUBLIC 'CODE' ; code segment
ASSUME CS:code, DS:code, ES:code, SS:code ; assume CS->"code" etc.
ORG 100h ; start assembling at offset 0h (default)
;* Program Start *
start: ; label for start of program
JMP init
;* Procedures *
; Save screen and display (init) screen saver logo
ScreenSaver PROC NEAR
MOV AX,CS
MOV ES,AX
MOV DI,OFFSET ScrData
MOV DS,CS:ScrAddress
XOR SI,SI
CLD
MOV CX,2000
REP MOVSW ; save screen
MOV CS:SSOn,1
MOV AH,0Fh
INT 10h ; get current page in BH
MOV AH,03h
INT 10h ; get old cursor size
MOV CS:OldCursor,CX
MOV AH,01h
MOV CX,0100h
INT 10h ; hide cursor
CALL RunSaver ; clear screen
CALL DrawSaver ; draw logo
RET
ENDP
; Restore screen and deinitialize screen saver
RemoveSaver PROC NEAR
MOV ES,CS:ScrAddress
XOR DI,DI
MOV AX,CS
MOV DS,AX
MOV SI,OFFSET ScrData
CLD
MOV CX,2000
REP MOVSW
MOV CS:SSOn,0
MOV AH,01h
MOV CX,CS:OldCursor
INT 10h ; restore cursor
RET
ENDP
; Re-hide screen to cover any writing
RunSaver PROC NEAR
MOV ES,CS:ScrAddress
XOR DI,DI
MOV CX,2000
XOR AX,AX
REP STOSW
RET
ENDP
; Find parts of screen that were changed and save to virtual screen
DeltaSaver PROC NEAR
CLD
MOV DS,CS:ScrAddress
XOR SI,SI ; DS:SI -> physical screen
MOV AX,CS
MOV ES,AX
MOV DI,OFFSET ScrData ; ES:DI -> virtual screen
XOR BH,BH ; row 0
ds_nextrow:
MOV CX,80
CMP BH,CS:Row
JZ ds_check ; if row of copyright string handle separately
ds_loop:
LODSW
CMP AX,0 ; check if still zero (as set by screen saver)
JZ ds_again
MOV ES:[DI],AX ; set to new value
ds_again:
INC DI
INC DI
LOOP ds_loop
ds_new:
INC BH
CMP BH,25
JNZ ds_nextrow
RET
ds_check:
MOV BP,OFFSET Copyright
MOV BL,CS:Color
ds_loop2:
LODSW
CMP AL,ES:[BP]
JNZ ds_delta
CMP AH,BL
JZ ds_ok
ds_delta:
MOV ES:[DI],AX
ds_ok:
INC DI
INC DI
INC BP
LOOP ds_loop2
JMP SHORT ds_new
ENDP
; Draw copyright string
DrawSaver PROC NEAR
MOV AX,WORD PTR CS:Row2
MOV WORD PTR CS:Row,AX ; now safe to copy incremented data
MOV AH,CS:Row
MOV AL,160
MUL AH
MOV DI,AX
MOV AX,CS
MOV DS,AX
MOV SI,OFFSET CS:Copyright
MOV AH,CS:Color
ds_write:
LODSB
OR AL,AL
JZ ds_donemsg
STOSW
JMP SHORT ds_write
ds_donemsg:
RET
ENDP
; move message and change color
IncSaver PROC NEAR
MOV AX,WORD PTR CS:Row2 ; AL = row, AH = attribute
ADD AX,101h ; increment both
CMP AL,25
JNZ is_rowset
XOR AL,AL
is_rowset:
CMP AH,16
JNZ is_colset
MOV AH,1
is_colset:
MOV WORD PTR CS:Row2,AX
RET
ENDP
; INT 09h interrupt handler
; checks for hotkey combinations and deinstalls or activates program if found
Int09Handler PROC FAR
PUSHF
CALL CS:OldInt09 ; call old handler
PUSHA
PUSH DS
PUSH ES
MOV AX,40h
MOV ES,AX
MOV DI,ES:[1Ah]
CMP DI,ES:[1Ch] ; quit if no keys in keyboard buffer
JZ i9_exit
MOV CS:SSTimer,0 ; zero timer for screen saver
CMP CS:SSOn,0
JZ i9_skip
CALL RemoveSaver ; if screen saver active, restore screen
i9_skip:
MOV DI,ES:[DI] ; get key in keyboard buffer
CMP DI,4200h ; check for F8 , zeroes needed after scan code
JNZ i9_exit
PUSH DI
PUSH ES
CALL ScreenSaver ; startup screen saver
POP ES
POP DI
i9_remove:
INC WORD PTR ES:[1Ah]
INC WORD PTR ES:[1Ah] ; remove key from buffer
CMP WORD PTR ES:[1Ah],3Eh
JNZ i9_exit
MOV WORD PTR ES:[1Ah],1Eh ; wrap around if required
i9_exit:
POP ES
POP DS
POPA
IRET
ENDP
; INT 1Ch interrupt handler
; activates screen saver when timeout occurs
Int1CHandler PROC FAR
PUSHF
CALL CS:OldInt1C
PUSHA
PUSH DS
PUSH ES
CMP CS:SSOn,0
JZ i1c_off
CALL DeltaSaver ; store changes to virtual screen
CALL RunSaver ; blank screen
CALL DrawSaver ; draw message or graphic
i1c_off:
MOV AL,CS:Timer1
DEC AL
MOV CS:Timer1,AL
JNZ i1c_exit
MOV AH,18
MOV AL,CS:Timer2
DEC AL
JNZ i1c_not19
INC AH
MOV AL,5
i1c_not19:
MOV CS:Timer2,AL
MOV CS:Timer1,AH
CMP CS:SSOn,0
JZ i1c_count
CALL IncSaver
JMP SHORT i1c_exit
i1c_count:
MOV AX,CS:SSTimer
INC AX
MOV CS:SSTimer,AX
CMP AX,180 ; 3 minutes (min x 60 secs)
JNZ i1c_exit
XOR AX,AX
MOV CS:SSTimer,AX ; set to zero
CALL ScreenSaver ; startup screen saver
i1c_exit:
POP ES
POP DS
POPA
IRET
ENDP
; TSR data
ScrAddress DW 0
OldCursor DW 0
OldInt09 DD 0
OldInt1C DD 0
SSTimer DW 0
SSOn DB 0
Timer1 DB 18
Timer2 DB 5
ScrData DW 2000 DUP (?)
Row DB 0
Color DB 1
Row2 DB 0
Color2 DB 1
Copyright DB 'è The Kennedy Family',0
Sig DB 'VXSS'
TSR_end LABEL BYTE
; * Main Program *
init:
MOV AX,CS
MOV DS,AX
MOV ES,AX
MOV BX,OFFSET code_end
ADD BX,15
SHR BX,4
MOV AH,4AH
INT 21H ; free unneeded memory given to program
StAlloc 50h ; allocate stack (saves memory on disk)
XOR AX,AX
MOV ES,AX
PUSH DS
MOV DS,ES:[26h]
CMP WORD PTR DS:Sig,'XV'
JNZ i_skip
CMP WORD PTR DS:Sig+2,'SS'
JNZ i_skip
MOV AX,WORD PTR DS:OldInt09
MOV BX,WORD PTR DS:OldInt09+2
CLI
MOV ES:[24h],AX
MOV ES:[26h],BX
MOV AX,WORD PTR DS:OldInt1C
MOV BX,WORD PTR DS:OldInt1C+2
MOV ES:[70h],AX
MOV ES:[72h],BX
STI
MOV AX,DS
MOV ES,AX
MOV AH,49h
INT 21h
POP DS
MOV AH,09h
MOV DX,OFFSET Deinstall
INT 21h
StDeAlloc
MOV AX,4C00h
INT 21h
i_skip:
POP DS
MOV AX,0B800h
CMP BYTE PTR ES:[0449h],7 ; check if current mode @ 0:449 is 7 (mono)
JNZ i_gotmode
MOV AX,0B000h
i_gotmode:
MOV ScrAddress,AX ; store screen address
MOV AX,ES:[24h]
MOV BX,ES:[26h]
MOV WORD PTR OldInt09,AX
MOV WORD PTR OldInt09+2,BX ; save old interrupt 09h
MOV AX,OFFSET Int09Handler
MOV BX,CS
CLI
MOV ES:[24h],AX
MOV ES:[26h],BX
STI
MOV AX,ES:[70h]
MOV BX,ES:[72h]
MOV WORD PTR OldInt1C,AX
MOV WORD PTR OldInt1C+2,BX ; save old interrupt 1Ch
MOV AX,OFFSET Int1CHandler
MOV BX,CS
CLI
MOV ES:[70h],AX
MOV ES:[72h],BX
STI
MOV AH,49h
MOV ES,CS:[2Ch]
INT 21h ; deallocate environment block
MOV AH,09h
MOV DX,OFFSET Install
INT 21h ; display message
StDeAlloc ; deallocate stack
MOV DX,OFFSET TSR_end
ADD DX,15
SHR DX,4
MOV AX,3100h
INT 21h ; go TSR, exit with errorlevel 0
;* Data Area *
; main program data
Install DB 13,10,'Screen Saver now installed - press F8 to activate.'
DB 13,10,'Type Saver again to un-install.',13,10,10,'$'
Deinstall DB 13,10,'Screen Saver un-installed Ok.',13,10,10,'$'
;* End Program *
code_end LABEL BYTE ; mark end of code segment (end of program)
code ENDS ; end code segment "code"
END start ; end program, start execution at "start:"
