I am having problems playing games on my laptop computer because the game
screen appears in only the center portion of the screen. I have played this
particular game in full screen before, but now I don't know why I can't
change the screen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,

Jeff

"Jeff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3DE440DD-2ED4-4101-90C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am having problems playing games on my laptop computer because the game
> screen appears in only the center portion of the screen. I have played
> this
> particular game in full screen before, but now I don't know why I can't
> change the screen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,

Is it a Dell laptop? Try pressing Fn + F7... If it's not if you let us
know what laptop it is that should help narrow down what's needed to get it
to stretch - typically a key press, or something in display options.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

*Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*

I tried the tip that you gave me, but it didn't work. I do have a Dell laptop
so I don't know what else could be wrong. Thanks for the help.

jeff

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "Jeff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3DE440DD-2ED4-4101-90C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I am having problems playing games on my laptop computer because the game
> > screen appears in only the center portion of the screen. I have played
> > this
> > particular game in full screen before, but now I don't know why I can't
> > change the screen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,
>
> Is it a Dell laptop? Try pressing Fn + F7... If it's not if you let us
> know what laptop it is that should help narrow down what's needed to get it
> to stretch - typically a key press, or something in display options.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>
>
>

Have you tried double-clicking the title bar on the game? Or, right-click
the icon or listing for the game itself and select Properties. On the
Shortcut tab you'll see an area for Run: where you will have options for
Normal window, Minimized or Maximized.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Jeff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:29040A5B-A1CA-440A-A734-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I tried the tip that you gave me, but it didn't work. I do have a Dell
>laptop
> so I don't know what else could be wrong. Thanks for the help.
>
> jeff
>
> "Paul Smith" wrote:
>
>> "Jeff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:3DE440DD-2ED4-4101-90C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I am having problems playing games on my laptop computer because the
>> >game
>> > screen appears in only the center portion of the screen. I have played
>> > this
>> > particular game in full screen before, but now I don't know why I
>> > can't
>> > change the screen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,
>>
>> Is it a Dell laptop? Try pressing Fn + F7... If it's not if you let us
>> know what laptop it is that should help narrow down what's needed to get
>> it
>> to stretch - typically a key press, or something in display options.
>>
>> --
>> Paul Smith,
>> Yeovil, UK.
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
>> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>>
>> *Remove 'nospam.' to reply by e-mail*
>>
>>
>>

Hi Jeff,

Sometimes all that is required is to hit ALT+ENTER to get back to fullscreen.

--
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.
_________________________________________________________

Jeff Wrote:
=================
| I am having problems playing games on my laptop computer because the game
| screen appears in only the center portion of the screen. I have played this
| particular game in full screen before, but now I don't know why I can't
| change the screen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,
|
| Jeff

"Jeff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:29040A5B-A1CA-440A-A734-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I tried the tip that you gave me, but it didn't work. I do have a Dell
>laptop
> so I don't know what else could be wrong. Thanks for the help.


Which model do you have?

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/

*remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*