Explorer issue with latest patch.

[Mobhack]

Are you alt-tabbing out of the game to run any other programmes, then switching back?.

Also - is the game installed to C:\ or to another drive than C?.


Andy

[Nitro Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Mobhack

Are you alt-tabbing out of the game to run any other programmes, then switching back?.

Also - is the game installed to C:\ or to another drive than C?.


Andy

Andy no I haven't alt-tabbed out, but thinking back, I have installed to another drive (path other than default). If that is the issue, I don't mind restarting explorer manually, it's a small price to pay. Thanks for the response, please don't consider this a gripe....I'm 110% satisfifed.

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Nitro Cruiser

Andy no I haven't alt-tabbed out, but thinking back, I have installed to another drive (path other than default). If that is the issue, I don't mind restarting explorer manually, it's a small price to pay. Thanks for the response, please don't consider this a gripe....I'm 110% satisfifed.

OK - in that case Windows vista/seven seems not to be able to find the path to the windows folder properly. Or something like that - it is a complete dog's breakfast of an operating system.

I'll probably have to experiment with an external USB "D" drive attached to my laptop (to see if running it does the same thing as you describe), but methinks the cure is to edit the CMD file to put the full path into the statements.

However - the best way to run in a full-screen mode if you have the CD version, is to use Windowed mode and set the resolution to Desktop. It avoids all the problems with needing to kill the Aero interface so it does not mess with the 256 colour palette. And it is all nice and cuddly-friendly with other Windows applications being alt-tabbed to then.

cheers
Andy

[Nitro Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Mobhack

However - the best way to run in a full-screen mode if you have the CD version, is to use Windowed mode and set the resolution to Desktop. It avoids all the problems with needing to kill the Aero interface so it does not mess with the 256 colour palette. And it is all nice and cuddly-friendly with other Windows applications being alt-tabbed to then.

cheers
Andy

Andy I believe my native resolution is makes the game screen too tiny for me (also zooming too tight pixelate's too much for my taste).

I initially thought a script to check for, and start if false, explorer upon exit might be the answer but that may just be over engineering the issue (considering SP4ever's fix). Win 7 users have a lot of choices when it comes to naming the install directory/drive if the current solution depends on that. It hasn't stopped me though, throughly enjoying it. Great job Andy and Don.

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Nitro Cruiser

Andy I believe my native resolution is makes the game screen too tiny for me (also zooming too tight pixelate's too much for my taste).

I initially thought a script to check for, and start if false, explorer upon exit might be the answer but that may just be over engineering the issue (considering SP4ever's fix). Win 7 users have a lot of choices when it comes to naming the install directory/drive if the current solution depends on that. It hasn't stopped me though, throughly enjoying it. Great job Andy and Don.

In which case - right click on the desktop, select screen properties, and choose a lower supported resolution to play the game in. The game will use the current screen resolution. Then reverse the process afterwards. A couple of clicks, but it saves all the Windows vista/7 nastiness with dealing with the aero interface needing to be killed in full-screen modes.

I do need reading glasses, but found the game screens perfectly readable on my 1080p wide-screen monitor 1920 by 1080 or such. However I gave it away since my XP box will only run it at 30Hz refresh at native resolution (probably since it only had a VGA interface, not HDMI) - which was tiresome.

Cheers
Andy