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AGS Support => Advanced Technical Forum => Topic started by: aussie on Fri 21/05/2004 07:33:06

Title: Cannot run games in full-screen mode
Post by: aussie on Fri 21/05/2004 07:33:06
I'm not sure if anyone has experienced this problem.

When I try to run a game in full-screen mode the screen just goes blank, music plays for a little bit, then the window gets minimised and I'm back to the desktop.

Any hints?
Title: Re: Cannot run games in full-screen mode
Post by: Gilbert on Fri 21/05/2004 07:40:01
Hmmm... Have you tried toggling the "Use 85 Hz display" option and changing the resolution in the game's setup?

It is possibly because your graphic card driver/monitor combination can't display some of the modes properly.

Did it happen in all/most of the games?
Title: Re: Cannot run games in full-screen mode
Post by: aussie on Fri 21/05/2004 07:53:20
Yep, I've tried the 85Hz thingy.

I does happen in all games, as far as I know. The funny thing is I haven't changed my hardware recently, and I've been using AGS for years...
Title: Re: Cannot run games in full-screen mode
Post by: Pumaman on Fri 21/05/2004 19:45:27
So has this only just started happening? Restart your computer; try reinstalling DirectX.
Title: Re: Cannot run games in full-screen mode
Post by: aussie on Mon 24/05/2004 07:37:39
No it hasn't just started. It's been happening for awhile.

I'll try and reinstall DirectX.
Title: Re: Cannot run games in full-screen mode
Post by: Pumaman on Mon 24/05/2004 20:48:47
The other thing to try is the "Force letterbox mode" in game setup. It's possible that your current graphics drivers don't support 320x200/640x400.
Title: Re: Cannot run games in full-screen mode
Post by: on Sun 20/06/2004 13:53:21
Quote from: aussie on Fri 21/05/2004 07:33:06
I have the same problem.
You have an application running in background that causes this problem.
Use task manager and terminate that process.
In my case the application is a "Multimedia Keyboard Software Driver".
I hope this might help you.
Sorry for my English.
Title: Re: Cannot run games in full-screen mode
Post by: LordHart on Mon 21/06/2004 17:23:30
Well, I have a Multimedia Keyboard working with mine, and I have no problems here at home.

I'd suggest checking to make sure your colour resolution is at 16-Bit and that as CJ said, installing the newest DirectX drivers as I had a similar problem when I was at TAFE and couldn't get the games to work properly. And also make sure to run a virus program, I had a virus once that stopped my resolution from changing (as odd as that was).