02-08-2004, 03:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-2004, 03:32 AM by Obi2Kenobi.)
I am running Windows 98, I had IE 6.0. When I "upgraded" to Mozilla, I could (and still can) open my full screen games perfectly fine. It all happened one day.. for no good reason. Oh, and although it said it was 256 colors after checking my settings when restarting, it seemed to have been more like 64... It happens after opening Internet Explorer, then opening a game in full screen mode... I'm not sure if running in windowed mode helps. If I open the game first, alt+tab out, and then open IE, same thing happens. However (this will really bake your noodle [quoth the Matrix]), if I alt+esc out, I can open IE, it gives me a 1-5 second grace period (it fluctuates) to go back into the game, or it messes with my computer when I bring the game back up. I can then go back and forth between my game and IE using alt+esc with that same 1-5 second grace period.
/edit: Windowed mode does save me. But I run my comp in 1024x768, so it is a nuisance.
//edit: That was confusing. Let me recap.
Opening IE flips a "switch" that is only reset upon restarting my computer. If I open anything in full screen mode, the "switch" is activated and my comp gets messed up. If I maximize a full screen window that was alt+tabbed out of after the switch is flipped, it messes with my computer. If I minimize a full screen program via alt+escap, this "switch" goes dormant for 1-5 seconds after being flipped. It will stay dormant until the full screen window is again minimized. If it is alt+tabbed out of, it gets switched immediately. If it is alt+escaped out of, the 1-5 second timer is reset.
I hope that was more clear, but I fear it was just as bad.
/edit: Windowed mode does save me. But I run my comp in 1024x768, so it is a nuisance.
//edit: That was confusing. Let me recap.
Opening IE flips a "switch" that is only reset upon restarting my computer. If I open anything in full screen mode, the "switch" is activated and my comp gets messed up. If I maximize a full screen window that was alt+tabbed out of after the switch is flipped, it messes with my computer. If I minimize a full screen program via alt+escap, this "switch" goes dormant for 1-5 seconds after being flipped. It will stay dormant until the full screen window is again minimized. If it is alt+tabbed out of, it gets switched immediately. If it is alt+escaped out of, the 1-5 second timer is reset.
I hope that was more clear, but I fear it was just as bad.