Window Mode - How to make it work!

[Alien]

Ok.. I'm sick to death of explaining to peple how to make window mode work, so I've decided to create this mini guide.

I’m guessing that if your window mode doesn’t work – It displays in your clientloader as this;


Now the reason its not displaying any resolutions for window mode is because your COMPUTER resolution is set too low.

To change our computer resolution we click;
Start --> Control panel --> Then Display


A window will pop up looking like this;


We now click the tab called ‘Settings’ to change the resolution


We can see here that the resolution is set to 1024*768 Pixels – This resolution is 1 step too low for windowed mode to work.
If your maximum resolution is 1024*768 pixels – Unfortunately your computer will not be able to run EU in window mode.

Any resolution above 1024*768 will allow you to run window mode, to increase the resolution, slide the slide-bar 1 step to the right. When you’ve increased your resolution, click ‘Apply’ – The screen will change, Click ‘Yes’ to keep the new resolution setting. If your computer prompts yo to restart click ‘No’ for now – You’ll end up restarting it sooner or later when you switch it off!


I have shifted mine to maximum resolution (as seen above)

Now once your resolution is set, open the EU clientloader again – This time under the window mode tab you will see something like this;

Select one of the resolutions shown for window mode and click ‘Ok’.

That’s it! You can now run EU in window mode, Enjoy!

[Svarog]

Originally Posted by Alien

If your maximum resolution is 1024*768 pixels – Unfortunately your computer will not be able to run EU in window mode.

Ahh, that's what I needed to know. Thanks for clarification, +rep for that and for the guide.

[Alien]

Just a Bump to help people

Should I ask for this to be stickied? I couldn;t find other guides for window mode..

[FredyThePenguin]

cool idea

[jim_T]

Originally Posted by Alien

Just a Bump to help people

Should I ask for this to be stickied? I couldn;t find other guides for window mode..

Excellent guide! +rep

[onyx oZ Zombie]

yeah, i've responded to problems with this before and gotten other peeps to get it working as well, but was always on the fly and not an actual guide ... nice job

found the link ... ironically started by alien on an alt-tabbing issue

[Yirrk]

Cool! Thanks!

Errrmmm.. what is the advantage of running it in windowed mode...?

[onyx oZ Zombie]

Originally Posted by Yirrk

Errrmmm.. what is the advantage of running it in windowed mode...?

an advantage to not running something in full-screen?? you're kidding right? can you say "no more alt-tab?"

[Dorsai]

While I have never felt the need to run in windowed mode, TY for a Guide as to how to do it, should I ever feel the need.

+Rep.

[Yirrk]

Originally Posted by onyx oZ Zombie

an advantage to not running something in full-screen?? you're kidding right? can you say "no more alt-tab?"

Never used it in the first place! I log in, play, log out.

good on ya though if it helps!