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Any way I can force a full-screen application to
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11-19-2003, 11:08 AM #1
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Any way to force windowed mode in all apps?
Well, the title says it all....
Any way I can force a full-screen application to run in windowed mode? I've tried making shortcuts with the -w parameter at the end, but that doesnt for all apps. Any program or workaround i can use to run any app in windowed mode?
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11-19-2003, 11:11 AM #2
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All apps as in???? Is there something specific you run that isn't able to run windowed?
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11-19-2003, 11:27 AM #3
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Well, I'm at work :P And the only way I can play anything is in windowed mode....to give you a few examples, Starcraft and Gunbound (a game someone posted in the strat forum) will not run windowed, despite what I try. Also, most games off gamehippo.com are unable to.
I'm running windows xp. any ideas?
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11-19-2003, 01:05 PM #4SpectreGuest
Ahh...he wants to run windowed so he can minimize when the boss walks by...
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11-19-2003, 01:09 PM #5
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Originally Posted by Spectre
Ahh...he wants to run windowed so he can minimize when the boss walks by...
Jackpot.
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11-19-2003, 01:53 PM #6
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Remember when old games used to have a "Boss" key? How come games don't have that anymore?
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11-19-2003, 07:15 PM #7
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Can't you just hit the windows key or alt + tab to minimize?
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11-20-2003, 08:14 AM #8
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yes. or i know for a fact alt + esc works on starcraft and gunbound to be specific. i have also known games which do not minimize at all. so i guess it depends. Originally Posted by Vap0r
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11-20-2003, 08:57 AM #9
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I CAN minimize...but I was just wondering if anyone knew a program or parameter that forced apps to run windowed.
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