Games that run in “exclusive� full screen mode and logical firewal

many games run in “exclusive� full screen mode, and they present a problem
with logical firewalls such as Norton or ZoneAlarm. How can I force a game
to run in a window?

Hi TRD,

Some games will accept CTRL+Enter or ALT+Enter to toggle between
Full Screen <> Window mode, other games require a switch to be added
to the shortcut for the program i.e.: c:\proga~1\game\game.exe -window

You might be able to grant access rights to the executable before launching
the game somewhere within the application settings applet of your firewall,
otherwise, press ALT+TAB when you launch the game to tab to desktop.

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TRD Wrote:
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| many games run in "exclusive" full screen mode, and they present a problem
| with logical firewalls such as Norton or ZoneAlarm. How can I force a game
| to run in a window?

Thanks, I was able to get the games to run using the switch. It allowed me to
see the alerts that were comming up from ZoneAlarm once I approved the alerts
I was able to remove the switch and run in full screem again

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi TRD,
>
> Some games will accept CTRL+Enter or ALT+Enter to toggle between
> Full Screen <> Window mode, other games require a switch to be added
> to the shortcut for the program i.e.: c:\proga~1\game\game.exe -window
>
> You might be able to grant access rights to the executable before launching
> the game somewhere within the application settings applet of your firewall,
> otherwise, press ALT+TAB when you launch the game to tab to desktop.
>
> --
> Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> __________________________________________________ _______
>
>
> TRD Wrote:
> =================
> | many games run in "exclusive" full screen mode, and they present a problem
> | with logical firewalls such as Norton or ZoneAlarm. How can I force a game
> | to run in a window?
>
>
>

Hi TRD,

Excellent! Glad we could help. :-)

TRD Wrote:
=================
| Thanks, I was able to get the games to run using the switch. It allowed me to
| see the alerts that were comming up from ZoneAlarm once I approved the alerts
| I was able to remove the switch and run in full screem again
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi TRD,
||
|| Some games will accept CTRL+Enter or ALT+Enter to toggle between
|| Full Screen <> Window mode, other games require a switch to be added
|| to the shortcut for the program i.e.: c:\proga~1\game\game.exe -window
||
|| You might be able to grant access rights to the executable before launching
|| the game somewhere within the application settings applet of your firewall,
|| otherwise, press ALT+TAB when you launch the game to tab to desktop.
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| __________________________________________________ _______
||
||
|| TRD Wrote:
|| =================
||| many games run in "exclusive" full screen mode, and they present a problem
||| with logical firewalls such as Norton or ZoneAlarm. How can I force a game
||| to run in a window?