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sparey
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Registered: 18 January 2008
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Hi, ive been informed how to do it, by going into options etc etc, but when i set the screen size to be able to switch between FM and the net, it says my system cant support it. Im using a brand new dell computer Confused
any ideas?
thanks
James
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Registered: 05 November 2007
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- Find the shortcut for the computer game you want to play in windowed mode instead of full screen.
- Right click on the shortcut, select Properties.
- In the Target field add: -window at the end.
- Click OK.
sparey
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I tried that, but it sad the name was invalid...
Nomis07
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Football Manager 2008\fm.exe" -small_screen -windowed --fullscreen_width=1920 --fullscreen_height=1200

Copy and paste that in as the target field (keep the D:// or whatever it is.
Slayer880
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Registered: 16 November 2007
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quote:
Originally posted by Nomis07:
- Find the shortcut for the computer game you want to play in windowed mode instead of full screen.
- Right click on the shortcut, select Properties.
- In the Target field add: -window at the end.
- Click OK.


For the third step, try adding "-small_screen -windowed" like the example below instead.


"C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\fm.exe" -small_screen -windowed
sparey
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quote:
Originally posted by Nomis07:
Football Manager 2008\fm.exe" -small_screen -windowed --fullscreen_width=1920 --fullscreen_height=1200

Copy and paste that in as the target field (keep the D:// or whatever it is.


thank you so much that has worked perfectly Big Grin
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