Do you play FM in fullscreen or not?

Well at the beginning i did use fullscreen but has you know FM is that kind of game where you are playing it and doing something else, like browsing the net, music etc other things. In fullscreen it had the tendency to freeze while it was loading etc has im constantly changing programs with the tab button, so now ive started using window mode, it makes the game smother and not to crash/freeze so often. Beside i can change programs better now.

And yes FM is now on while im posting this

always on full screen here, i think alt & tab are the most used buttons on me keyboard (apart from delete for all me damn typo's)

How do I use window mode?

Always window mode for me, I like multi-tasking while playing FM

I am similar to you, Soup_is_cool. I used to use full screen but now use windowed mode as I can do other things like browse the net at the same time. And yes FM is running as I type this.

How do I use window mode?

1. Right-click on the football manager icon on your desktop and select properties.
   
2. Click the shortcut tab and type the following: "-small_screen -windowed" into the target box after what is already in there.
   
3. Then click apply and ok.
   

hehe

Oh and ive notice in fullscreen FM toke a huge part of the memory, some 120mb...

Now its running in window mode is on 14mb, its a huge difference i wonder why i didn't put it in window mode has im doing other things like you guys...

Well maybe cause i didnt think about it or i didnt know how to put it in window mode

How do I use window mode?

1. Right-click the FM icon on your desktop & click on "properties"

2. In the "target" field in the dialogue box that opens, add "-windowed -small_screen" at the end of the target, making sure there's a space in between.

So it should read like this: "C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\fm.exe" -windowed -small_screen

3. Save your changes & you'll be able to play FM in window mode next time you run FM.

Ah, thanks.

Have never used windowed mode as I can never get it to work. I am using Vista so can't follow the instructions above either!

Have never used windowed mode as I can never get it to work. I am using Vista so can't follow the instructions above either!

yes you can, cos i've just done it!!!

Have never used windowed mode as I can never get it to work. I am using Vista so can't follow the instructions above either!

i got vista mate

and my god...the difference is huge! Why didnt i think of this earlier! The game runs so fast now and i can switch tasks naturally without any freezes

There's a keyboard shortcut for windowed mode as well. Its default is Alt-Enter (Alt-Return).

I use that a lot because I like to run fullscreen when I can, as I get more into the game, but often cannot as I'm doing other things like this! So rather than Alt-Tab, which is problematic on the eyes, Alt-Return and then when done with other tasks: highlight the windowed game, click inside it's window, and hit Alt-Return again. Back to immersion-mode.

I also have Vista and play FM in windowed mode

I play in windowed mode, have done since FM07.

I use Full Screen, but Mac Multi Tab allows me to do this, very easily....

and then just select which screen i want to put it in full screen mode

I just used it now and Im currently 5-0 up against Zenit in the champions league group stage in the 40th minute, just chance or window mode makes your players play better lol.

I always play fullscreen because I don't know how to make it windowed... Thanks to Jod123 I will play windowed now

wow ive been trying it for a longtime thanks for your help

Itryed the ALT-RETURN but got a message saying that my system does not support that. Any idea anyone

1. Right-click on the football manager icon on your desktop and select properties.
   
2. Click the shortcut tab and type the following: "-small_screen -windowed" into the target box after what is already in there.
   
3. Then click apply and ok.
   

Well, the first step would be to try the "windowed" box in options, surely? May not need teh small screen thingie after all...

I also tryed the windowed box on the game and told my system does not support this so thats done it for me then.

Well, the first step would be to try the "windowed" box in options, surely? May not need teh small screen thingie after all...

It didn't work on my Vista x64 laptop, so for me the shortcut solution is the way to go...

Much better in windowed mode tbh

Windowed anyday.

Fm just isn't interesting enough to hold my attention on its own. It only gets as much game time as it does because I can do bits and pieces in between playing the 360 or browsing the net.

Getting an error message saying "make sure your system supports these settings", seen other people saying this aswell. Anybody no how to get round this problem?

hehe

Oh and ive notice in fullscreen FM toke a huge part of the memory, some 120mb...

Now its running in window mode is on 14mb, its a huge difference i wonder why i didn't put it in window mode has im doing other things like you guys...

Well maybe cause i didnt think about it or i didnt know how to put it in window mode

Does this mean it runs quicker?

Getting an error message saying "make sure your system supports these settings", seen other people saying this aswell. Anybody no how to get round this problem?

Did you try this method?

1. Right-click on the football manager icon on your desktop and select properties.
   
2. Click the shortcut tab and type the following: "-small_screen -windowed" into the target box after what is already in there.
   
3. Then click apply and ok.
   

Ive tried both and i get the same message

Ive tried both and i get the same message

"C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\fm.exe" -small_screen -windowed "

That is exactly what is in the target box for me and it works. Is that what you have in it?

i cant select the target box it wont let me

Does this mean it runs quicker?

yes, and i notice the huge difference now. Changing tabs is insta-mode now. On fullscreen the game lags/freezes if i change tasks or even if im not doing anything so window mode all the way to me now it makes a huge difference trust me, i spend more hours that usual on FM yesterday

i cant select the target box it wont let me

Is this the screen you have: http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o453/jod123_album/windowedmode.jpg

"C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\fm.exe" -small_screen -windowed "

You need to type all that exactly in the target and replace what is there. Is that what you are selecting?

Nope im on vista and i go into properties and when i go to select Target it wont let me type anything into it or select it

I never used Vista so am not really sure why you can't select it. If you post up a screenshot of it I may be able to figure out why. Sorry I cannot be of more help.

Getting an error message saying "make sure your system supports these settings", seen other people saying this aswell. Anybody no how to get round this problem?

I have vista as well and I had this message, for me i can only get windowed mode to work if i change the screen resolution to the maximum (1440 x 900 for me). Might be worth playing around with different resolutions then trying unticking the full screen box in each different resolution.

I play in windowed mode.

Infact I'm playing it now.

I've never played in windowed mode untill i read this thread, thanks guys for showing me the way. much better!!

Always window mode for me, I like multi-tasking while playing FM

WHS

makes

I work from home so I need to close it down quickly if I get a call. Although I like it like that.

People still use full-screen mode? How sweet. :*)

windowed from the start

Nope im on vista and i go into properties and when i go to select Target it wont let me type anything into it or select it

im on vista x64 and i couldn't get windowed mode to work before, got the error message but if u go to a shortcut for fm, click on the Shortcut tab and u should be able to type in the target box and get this to work, don't type into the actual .exe file located in C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008 or wherever u installed the game

and thanks to u guys i now know the joys of playing in windowed mode!

Full screen. I like windowed mode actually, havent used it for a long time because I had a rubbish monitor but now I have my PC hooked up to my Bravia, I may just go back to windowed mode.

I feel my eyes hurt more when in window mode.

Can fm2009 be more eye-friendly?

it wont let me type anything into the target box so i don't no how to do it :S its just grayed out. Can someone help me please? thanks

I still use the full-screen mode as I like have the whole screen contained with my FM information.

It alt-tabs perfectly fine for me too (even during matches if I forget to pause the action) so I don't find it a particularly annoying bother; and I alt-tab out a lot as I'm writing a story as I play my Arsenal game.