DJBish Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Please help...I have just purchased FM08 and when I try to install it, I get an error message saying 'Unable to open fullscreen mode'. It gives me no option to open in a smaller screen mode, it just cuts out. Any suggestions as to what I can do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Could it be down to your screen resolution. Check the minimum requirements on the back of the box and make sure your computer and moniter support the minimum screen resolution Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBish Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 Could it be down to your screen resolution. Check the minimum requirements on the back of the box and make sure your computer and moniter support the minimum screen resolution If my res is under the minimum requirement - am I screwed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 If my res is under the minimum requirement - am I screwed? Yes. A new monitor may be all that's needed though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBish Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 Yes. A new monitor may be all that's needed though. It's a laptop though. Can't I play it in small screen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I don't know, I'm afraid I don't know a lot about playing it on a laptop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Check the Display properties under Control Panel to make sure you have the screen resolution set as high as possible. If it is and it still does not meet the minimum requirements, you can put the following text into the game icons target line to force it into windowed mode, however doing this when your maximum resolution is below the minimum for the game can cause display problems in game, I believe. Right click on the game icon and click on Properties. Under the Shortcut tab, in the target line, add the following :- -small_screen -windowed Click OK and try running the game again. This should work but as I said I do not know how the game will display. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=tucker13=- Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 hey i cant load small screen also and when i go to add the stuff into the target bit my target is like blocked so i cant remove / copy and paste it any help plz? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neji Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 hey i cant load small screen also and when i go to add the stuff into the target bit my target is like blocked so i cant remove / copy and paste it any help plz? Im assuming you're on vista and I'm not sure the following will work but try it and let me know. Press the 'Start' button and goto to 'Games'. You should see a FM08 logo in there, click on that and drag it to your desktop or Quick Launch. Then right click on the new shortcut you just created and see if you can edit the target line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=tucker13=- Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 dang still aint working lol ive done it b4 but i uninstalled it to download a diffrent game and now its just like disabled any other ideas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neji Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 dang still aint working lol ive done it b4 but i uninstalled it to download a diffrent game and now its just like disabled any other ideas Ahh, not sure then. If you do a search there is a solution somewhere but I'm not sure where. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=tucker13=- Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 dang ok cheers dude.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neji Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Click here. I'm not sure if this will work, my Vista seems to be a little different but try the instructions in that thread. Good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=tucker13=- Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 kk dude looked at the post and it helped but when i click apply it comes up with a warning saying The Name '-windowed' specified in the target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name is correct u know what to do here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 kk dude looked at the post and it helped but when i click apply it comes up with a warning saying The Name '-windowed' specified in the target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name is correct u know what to do here? "C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\fm.exe" -small_screen -windowed " That should be in the target box. An alternative way of using windowed mode is to just tick the option in the game preferences but auto-hide your taskbar first. You don't need to edit the target then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPANKY915 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Hi ive just bought another copy of fm08 to play again but it just wont load the screen resolution is fine ive got enough memory but nothing is happenin. Ive tried openin run program 'setup.exe' but that also doesnt work could ne1 help plzzz? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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