You can control many command shell options via the registry. The HKCU\Console
subkey is the same for Windows NT and Windows 2000. This tip points to tips in
my Windows NT registry section which have been updated to note the compatibility
between these two version of NT.
Cursor Size
Command
Shell Full Screen vs Window Mode
Console
font
Default Console Font Family
Command
History Buffer
Quick Edit Mode
There are other options. Browse the Console subkey
for more.