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mike,
this one's easy. Set the resolution of the game to the res of your monitor when you are working normally or vice versa. If they both match then you should be OK. Steve McCormack MCSE >-----Original Message----- >Hiya, >Probably not the right forum but here goes... >On my Win2K laptop (PIII, M4 Mobility), when I start games >(e.g. AoE, AoM, Cultures, Sim City etc) they are opening >in a reduced active window size, something which has never >happened before. Outside of games, the desktop is back to >normal and it doesn't happen in 'normal' apps like Office. >I suspect a directX thingy here but dxdiag isn't helping >me find anything. The problem started during a battery >failure when running the serenescreen aquarium >screensaver - this now also runs on a reduced desktop >display. >Any pointers would be appreciated folks - I need my games >fix between work and studying for 70-216 (failed once). > >Cheers > >Mike (MCP and a bit) > >. > steve mccormack |
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