Setting Program to Windowed Mode

MysticVegeta · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 1:54 pm

Hi, I am just having a question, I was wondering how we could set a program that is running in full screen mode to windowed mode. Yes, I have tried Alt-Tab and (window)+D before. Is there a program I can make in C++ or Java or any other powerful language that will be able to do this or do i need to debug the exe ASM code and edit it there? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mystic. Very Happy

Tony · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:31 pm

depends on what program you're talking about. Some fullscreen games come with -w commandline argument that will load the game in a window.

Mazer · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:43 pm

And some games that don't feature such an option have third party "hacks" available depending on the demand of the users.

MysticVegeta · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:51 pm

Can it be done using reverse engineering using Assembly? Is anyone good at Assembly here?

md · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:17 pm

MysticVegeta wrote:

Can it be done using reverse engineering using Assembly? Is anyone good at Assembly here?

Disassembling a program and trying to figure out how it works is amazingly difficult. It's more effort then just writing a clone in many cases.

MysticVegeta · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:40 pm

I have many tutorials of W32DASM of how to dissamble and interpret the code of the exe but Its really time consuming with all the steps of OllyDbg and lots of understanding of breakpoints... I was just finding an easier way around. I think I will go with the assembly part.

Unisyst · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:37 am

Control + Alt + Escape bypasses the Lan-School full screen.

Also there is a .dll that forces programs into windowed mode. d3d8.dll pop that into the dir where the exe is.

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