Re: Game in middle of screen wiht black around it
From: Chris H. (winxpnews_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/13/04
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:55:27 -0700
Right-click the link you use to launch the game, go into the Compatibility
settings and set the display for the originally intended mode.
-- Chris H. Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/ Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone "PJN" <PJN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AF6625FA-16FC-4726-97B7-F60436F8FCD8@microsoft.com... >I tried my Myst and although my resolution is fine everywhere else, it >isn't > in this game. I get only the bottom half of the game screen. If I make > these changes suggested, all my other resolutions are different, too! How > do > I change just for the games? Is it a Quicktime problem? My Quicktime > problem solver doesn't address this or give me options. > > "RobertVA" wrote: > >> Flat Panel or CRT display? >> >> Tried adjusting vertical refresh rate (hz), position and size for that >> resolution in Windows' advanced display properties? Ussually you can >> reach >> these settings by right clicking on the Windows desktop and clicking >> "Properties" in the resulting context menu. then click the "Settings" tab >> and the "Advanced" button, in that order. Beyond that point the procedure >> varies, as the advanced display settings dialogs differ with the various >> graphics accelerator manufacturers. >> >> Tried adjusting position and size with controls on the display? >> >> "Twisted" <TwistedPower@msn.com> wrote in message >> news:522d01c480e0$71018090$a301280a@phx.gbl... >> > Bla... I dont know what i did but now all, not just one, >> > of my games go to the 460X800 resolution or what ever >> > that size is, wich infact is not a problem its what i >> > want. BUT, it puts it in the middle of my screen with >> > black all around it and its REALY fustrating...... i know >> > its a display settings option of somekind but i dont know >> > what i did or how to change it back to the way it was >> > working (maby i'll back up everything reformat reinstall >> > windows xp and that will fix this stupid problem X_x >> > ugh....)i realy dont want to do that at all for somthing >> > this little HELP PLEASE. Whats funny is that only my >> > games do it..... everything else is in proper resolution. >> > Thanks. >> >> >>
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