Game running problem

[Raider]

I download a game and when I go to play it I have to hold the top window bar of the game to play. I have just downloaded Direct X 9.0 and it still doesn't work. I have tried changing it to 640x480 and it still doesn't work.
Thanks,

- Raider

[Ishmael]

I have to hold the top window bar of the game to play.

um... what?

[DoorKnobHandle]

He probably means hold with his mouse (obviously keep on pushing the mouse button down on the top bar)....

That's a strange problem, but it doesn't sound AGS-related (with that I mean: some driver conflict etc... not an AGS-internal bug).

That you downloaded the newest drivers makes it even stranger...

[Raider]

Yes I have to hold down the mouse on the bar for the game to run. As soon as I let the mouse button go, the game freezes untill I hold the top bar with the mouse again. I have a computer at my mum's house and dads house and the problem occurs on both computers.

- Raider

[Gilbert]

Under default settings, a window$ AGS game will only keep on running if the game window is in focus (if it's not in focus, for example if you click and activate other windows it will be paused), so it's possible that there're some programmes running in that computer which keep on stealing the main focus, which prevents the AGS game from running.

[Ishmael]

Internet Explorer, perhaps, in some form. Like the as a windows explorer window... not likely, but you never know.

[Raider]

No, that doesn't work either. I tried closing absolutly everything but it still didn't work. Any more suggestions?

- Raider

[Barbarian]

Is the problem occuring with just one particular AGS game, or with any AGS made game? Does the same problem occurs with other games/programs?

[Raider]

The problem occurs with all AGS games and when I test the game.

[Gilbert]

Try pressing the 3-magic-key combination (Ctrl-Alt-Del, you're using win XP right?) to bring up the task manager and see if there're any suspicious programmes running in the background.

[Barbarian]

Sounds like another program/application running that is "stealing focus".

I recently found on an XP troubleshooting/tweaking type of site,
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm
a link to a file you can run which will "Prevent programs from stealing focus", you can dowload the file for doing this from here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/focus.vbs

The file for "Undoing" this fix can be found from here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/focusundo.vbs

Not sure if this will help your problem, but it's worth a try.

*Edit: Oh yes, those files are for Windows XP, that's what you were using?

[Raider]

Hey,
Sorry to bring this old subject back again I forgot about my problem...
None of the above worked. I am using Windows XP Pro. I have closed all programs and did the focus steal thing and it still doesn't work. I am aware that you have to log off and then on again to get the focus stealer to work and I did so.
Here is a couple screen shots to show you what the problem looks like:

That is what it looks like when I put it in a window, rather than full screen.



This is what it looks like full screen

[Barbarian]

It could be some kind of graphic display problem?  What graphic card are you using on your system? Did you already try downloading the most current drivers for your graphics card? Most drivers for graphic cards can be found on the manufacurers website, for example: if you had an ATI card, you might try finding the most recent drivers from www.ati.com , but of course that's only if you had an ATI model card.

[Raider]

Okay I used my driver and utility disk to instal the drivers and now the games work. Cheers