Alt-tab does not work!

[dmay 0]

I 'm having problems Alt-tabbing out to the desktop while playing V1.90 of OFP Resistance. I have updated GeForce drivers and DirectX9 but I still get the double cursor problem.

when I hit alt-Tab the first time and then again to get back to the game, everything is fine but when I'm working with scripts I need to flick back to notepad, I can't do this because whenever I Alt-Tab again all I get is the Windows cursor in the editor and no matter how many times I Alt-Tab the desktop and the game do not return and I'm forced to hit the reset button on my PC.

My GFX card is GeForce4 MX420.

[blackdog~ 0]

Try ALT TAB then after that do ALT L then after that log back into your username

[fennellss 0]

i had a similar problem, it was when ever i ALT Tab'd. For me it was because of having it in 1024 X 768, Changed it to 800 X 600 and i could alt tab all i want. When i reformatted windows i could run it in 1024 X 768 no probs,

i use a GF3 ti200

[dmay 0]

Hmm, I guess I could lower the desktop res to 800 X 600 just when playing OFP. It does work , though it takes a few seconds to change from one to the other.???

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Try ALT TAB then after that do ALT L then after that log back into your username<span id='postcolor'>

? Alt L does nothing, and why would I have to log in, log into what?!

I've also found clicking the mouse on the bottom of the editor window sometimes brings the desktop back whe it's stuck.

[SFG 1]

I have my desktop on 16 colors, and ofp on 32 colors... works fine now.

[iNeo 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (dmay @ April 12 2003,22:12)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Try ALT TAB then after that do ALT L then after that log back into your username<span id='postcolor'>

? Alt L does nothing, and why would I have to log in, log into what?!<span id='postcolor'>

I think he meant Windows-button + L which makes you go to the switch users-screen of Windows XP (in case you're using XP). (Don't know why that would help though.)

[Franz_Schall -SWAF- 0]

Your Flashpoint resolution has to be higher than the Desktop resolution and it will work again.

my settings: Desktop 1152x864

Game 1280x1024

GFX-Card is a Geforce2 Ti, DX9, Detonator 42.68.

[dmay 0]

How do you run OFP in 1280x1024 without serious slow down?!? on a GeForce2?!?

I've got a GeForce4 MX420 512Mb RAM and 2Ghz CPU and in 1024x768 I have to lower some terrain detail and view distance otherwise it runs like crap.

Anyway, I'm using a desktop res of 800x600 whenever I play OFP from now on.

[Placebo 29]

A GF4 MX is the poor mans version of the GF4, comparable if not a lesser card than a GF2 TI. Mr Frag will correct me if I'm wrong

[Mister Frag 0]

Placebo is correct, the GeForce4 MX series is actually a step down from the GeForce3 in some respects. The MX cards have always been targeted at the budget-conscious consumer, and as such, features had to be cut to get a lower street price.

Specifically, the GF4 MX cards have only two graphics pipelines instead of four in the GF4 Ti series, lack the programmable T&L engine of the GeForce3 and GeForce4 Ti (InfiniteFXâ„¢), and run with considerably slower core and memory clock speeds. The GeForce4 MX420 has less than half the memory bandwidth of the GeForce3 Ti200.

Given a choice between a GF4 MX and a GeForce3 Ti200, I'd take the latter.

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