Move the new deadrising2.exe file to your dead rising 2 folder. Create a text document by right clicking on your desktop. In the context menu that pops up, click new >> text document. Change the name to user.ini make sure it is actually a ini file not a text file. How can the answer be improved?
Features
- Run fullscreen programs in window
- Perform time stretching to slow down or speed up actions
- Add several compatibility options to support legacy programs
- Log operations, show program status and palette
release notes - November 7th, 2016
DxWnd is a project still in development, so new releases are not always fully compatible with previous ones.Compatibility issues may easily happen while trying to use old configurations (the dxwnd.ini file) or exported files (*.dxw files located in the export folder) with new releases of the program.In particular, dxw exported files are not always checked and updated before releasing new versions of the program, since that activity would steal precious time for the program enhancements, so I apologize but this is the current scenario.This file will try to provide a quick guide to the resolution of the most common portability problems, listing the known cases that can be easily fixed.
DxWnd does nothing!
If it seems that DxWnd is perfectly useless, the programs starting in fullscreen mode exactly as if DxWnd was not running, you could likely have a capability problem caused either from lack of permissions or some compatibility setting.You can try these two simple steps:
- Assign to DxWnd.exe administrator privileges (right-click on DxWnd.exe, Properties->Compatibility->check 'run this program as administrator' or whatever is your locale translated interface). I always try to set this flag in the DxWnd distribution, but a simple file copy can clear the privilege.
- Clear compatibility settings on the target program (again, 'Properties'->'Compatibility'->uncheck all compatibility flags). Maybe you'd better use the dedicated DxWnd command ('Tools'->'Clear compatibility flags', apparently this one goes a little deeper and clears some possibly hidden flags). If you clear compatibility flags it is likely that the game will no longer run in fullscreen without DxWnd, so maybe you can perform the operation on a copy of the executable file.
Window size & position:
Old DxWnd releases had a different setting for locking the window size and position.If the game jumps in some unexpected position of the screen or changes its window size, head to the Video / Window size & position panel and try some option different from 'Free'.
Flip emulation:
the DirectX/'Flip emulation' flag is required for most of DirectDraw games and is now set by default, but old exported files may not have this flag set. The sympthom generally is an error in DirectDraw calls or a black screen. In case the flag is not checked, just check it.
Optimize for AERO mode:
same as above, the flag is set by default, but some old exported files may not have it.The flag activated a blitting schema that is more compatible with AERO and desktop composition that is now mandatory on recent OS (Win8 and above). Better check it in case of problems.
Force clipper:
Setting a clipper on the primary surface is something that sometimes is good, sometimes is bad. For this reason, so far the 'DirectX' / 'Force clipper' is unchecked by default.But a side effect of the lack of a clipping region is the rupture of the desktop composition! So, if that happens (the desktop blinks and the AERO transparency effects disappear) you can try to set the flag and see if there are changes for the better.
Final note:
If all else fails do not despair! Defaulted values are pretty good in most cases, so better start from scratch without using an old .dxw export file.Or, even better, create a new defauled entry, import the old .dxw file and start comparing the two configurations: it is a hell of a job, but likely you can pick something good from the old file that will make the new entry working.Finally, share your success with the community! Please, post on the SF board any working and non trivial configuration to share it with other users, and notify residual problems that I could work about.Please, consider this as being part of the fun!
yours faithfullyGHO
by Martin Brinkmann on May 04, 2014 in Games - 19 comments
I like to play classic computer games from time to time and purchase them most of the time on Good Old Games. While those games run without issues on modern Windows PCs, you sometimes notice that they have been designed for hardware long past its prime time.
The screen resolution for instance may be set to 640x480 or even less, which looks out of place on modern HD monitors. One solution for that particular issue is to run the game in windowed mode.
While some games offer options to play them in window mode right away, others may not and that is were the problems begin.
This guide looks at the various options that you have to run computer games, old or new, in a window instead of full screen.
Alt-Enter
The first thing that you may want to try is hit the Alt-Enter key on your keyboard while the game is running in fullscreen mode. Some games change the mode to window automatically when you use the shortcut, while some won't.
This is the easiest option to try, which is why I have selected it as the first choice in this regard.
Program settings / ini files
Some programs let you change the display mode -- including whether to run them in full screen mode or not -- in the program preferences.
Just open the preferences and go through them one by one to find out if the game you want to run in a window offers that option natively.
To give you an example: Dota 2 has a preference under Video / Audio that you can use to change the display mode from fullscreen to window or borderless window.
Some games ship with .ini files in the game directory that may offer options to change the game resolution and display mode as well.
To find out if that is the case for the game you try to play, open the game's program folder on your system and search for .ini files.
If you do not find any here, chance is that it does not use these files.
Program shortcut
Another option that you have is to add commands to the program shortcut. Right-click on the shortcut on your system and add commands like the following ones to the end of the target field:
- w
- window
- windowmode
Note that you may need elevated privileges to save these information to the file. Not all games support those commands, but some do. There may be other variations such as -f resolution, e.g. -f 1024x768
Game wrappers
Game wrappers may help you run games in a window. They intercept calls and use emulation to provide this and other functionality.
As with all solutions before, they work on some games but not on all of them. Here is a short selection of wrappers for you to try out:
- DirectX OpenGL Wrapper - emulates API calles through OpenGL in order to run DirectX applications on other platforms.
- DxWnd - the most sophisticated program of them all. A boatload of options, and the core purpose of the program is to make DirectX fullscreen games playable in windows.
- Glide - has not been updated since 2005 but may still work with older games.
Virtualization
This is the last resort. If you want to play a DOS game, or a game with a DOS version, DOSBox is your first choice as it ships with all the functionality you need for that.
If not, then you need something different. If you are running Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise, you can make use of Windows XP Mode to run games in a window on your system.
If you do not, you can use virtualization software such as VMware or VirtualBox instead. What they do basically is emulate another operating system on your PC. Since it runs in windowed mode, all games that you install and launch in a virtual environment will also run in that mode.
How to force fullscreen games to play in windowed mode
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