Fullscreen programs are... well, not being fullscreen!

This problem is solved.




Every fullscreen program I open up isn't fullscreen. The fullscreen program is in the top left corner of the screen and the rest is black. Diden't happen before. Done nothing wrong. Just a little issue.

The two programs that aren't working in fullscreen are:

Blockland
Transformers 2 RoTF


I dont know if the rest are not fullscreen, but it is ideal.

How2fix plz.
 
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My Computer

System One

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    Dell Inspiron 530
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    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
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    Dell/Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell USB Mouse, Logitech Wireless Mouse or Windows Optical
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    Thank you for everything you've done for me in the past years. I'm sorry that games require much more than you're capable of, but you'll never be forgotten as my first personal computer <3
Do you know when this problem began (I assume recently)? Try a System Restore to a point in time BEFORE the problem began (and give it some leeway if you can). Here's the procedure: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-system-restore/. Be sure to check the box to show more than 5 days of restore points. If the first attempt fails, then try an earlier point or two. NOTE: You will have to re-install any software and updates you installed between now and the restore point, but you can use Windows Update for the updates. Use the recovery disk if the system prompt doesn’t work. The recovery disk works a bit different from the above procedures but if you follow the prompts from the System Restore menu option with the above information you should be able to restore with no problems.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!
 

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    Dell Inc. MP061 Inspiron E1705
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    2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory
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    Board: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
    Memory
    2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
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    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Di
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
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    Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
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    Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n SB2411SJGLLRMB, rev SB4OC74P, SMART Status: Healthy
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    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
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    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
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That's going to do a reset the size of Godzilla. Any other way?
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 530
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    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
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    Dell/Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell USB Mouse, Logitech Wireless Mouse or Windows Optical
    Other Info
    Thank you for everything you've done for me in the past years. I'm sorry that games require much more than you're capable of, but you'll never be forgotten as my first personal computer <3
We could update all the related drivers, reconfigure your video settings, check all your system files and hard drive for corruption and repair that (which may require a system repair/upgrade), run a full troubleshooting process on the system including many different procedures including an extensive test for malware and testing in various differnent modes, swap out various hardware (if possible) to verify that it isn't a hardware problem, and perform many other tests and procedures trying to identify the cause and a potential solution. We could be lucky and find the problem quickly or it may take everything we have to discover it. A System Restore may be eventually the only option besides something even more radical like a system repair/upgrade or even a clean install (or spending money taking it to a computer repair shop for service) - and then even more changes will need to be made and it's possible depending on your setup that the restore point we need before the problem began may have been overwritten to make space for a newer restore point and then the option becomes unavailable (and we can't save a restore point now to prevent that - Vista doesn't offer that option).

We chose to present you with the simplest, fastest, and easiest solution first before going that route. If a problem is recent, this procedure is often successful in resolving it (especially if we have no idea what caused it as is the case here as you indicate you did nothing wrong but something changed and finding that something could be quite time consuming and involved and in certain cases it may not be possible to find it - if for example something changed in the registry for some reason and we really have no way to test for that but a System Restore replaces the registry with the one that existed at the restore point so such a problem is instantly rectified if that's the cause). But I will add that this is not a miracle process. it may not resolve the problem or help in any way - then we need to do the things mentioned in the first paragraph of this post until we identify the cause and then find a solution to it. That may be quick if we're lucky or it may take quite a while and quite a bit of effort - there's no way at this point to determine that.

The "reset" shouldn't be that enormous unless you need to go back a long way AND you make a lot of changes by frequently installing and uninstalling programs and had a lot of updates (which Windows update will notice aren't there and will re-install automatically assuming you have it set to do that) since the restore point and made many system configuration changes since the restore point. Since this was probably recent (as a gamer, you probably noticed this within the last few days or at most a week or so), the changes shouldn't be all that extensive. And it doesn't affect your data whatsoever, so you need not be concerned about that. This probably isn't as big a reset as it may sound - and it is the most appropriate first step in the situation you have described.

The decision, however, is ultimately yours. If you refuse to consider this option, then we can proceed with the procedures partially described in the first paragraph and see where that leads us. Of course, at any time you can always decide to simply take it to a reputable computer repair shop for service and pay to have all this done for you (though they are likely to want to simply re-install the operating system as for them, that's the simplest solution - even if it leaves you with the biggest "reset" possible).

I hope this helps. I hope you decide to give it a try. Again, it may not resolve the problem, but it's the best choice we can offer for you to try. If it doesn't work, we'll help you with other recommendations in the best order we can come up with.

Good luck!
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. MP061 Inspiron E1705
    CPU
    2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
    Memory
    2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Di
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n SB2411SJGLLRMB, rev SB4OC74P, SMART Status: Healthy
    Case
    Chassis Serial Number: 5YK95C1
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
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    1958 Kbps download ; 754.8 Kbps upload
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    Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-5540A ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

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    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
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    Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

    Router Linksys / WRT54G -01
I think it's stopped, at least for Blockland. Heh, I love it when the computer fixes itself.

 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Keyboard
    Dell/Logitech
    Mouse
    Dell USB Mouse, Logitech Wireless Mouse or Windows Optical
    Other Info
    Thank you for everything you've done for me in the past years. I'm sorry that games require much more than you're capable of, but you'll never be forgotten as my first personal computer <3
I'm very glad to hear it, but I'm always suspicious of problems that mysteriously appear and then disappear. It generally means something is not quite bad yet, but getting there (perhaps some system file corruption or a driver problem (a conflict or perhaps again corruption), or some type of hardware problem with some related device that's still holding on but having issues or dying slowly). I sincerely hope with you that it really is gone for good (that it was merely a fluke of some sort that truly did fix itself), but if it should return, consider what has been posted here and decide how you want to go before you proceed. Of course, if it takes a while for the problem to return (if it does return), chances are good that there will no longer be a restore point available before the problem started so that concern may be moot and the much more extensive and involved process may be all we have available to try - but we'll be happy to assist you with it and do our very best to help you should you need and request it.

I think you were right in considering this maybe solved as opposed to actually marking it solved for now. Let's see what happens over the next few days or possibly weeks. If everything is still working fine in a month, then I'd say you could consider it truly solved (well, not solved because nothing was done to resolve it, but at least we can most likely safely say that it probably isn't an issue any more).

Thanks for the feedback. It's good to know how these things turn out - if only out of curiosity, but also to learn what the solution was (when that's available - unfortunately not in this case) to help us make better suggestions the next time we encounter a similar situation.

Good luck and best wishes!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. MP061 Inspiron E1705
    CPU
    2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
    Memory
    2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Di
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n SB2411SJGLLRMB, rev SB4OC74P, SMART Status: Healthy
    Case
    Chassis Serial Number: 5YK95C1
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1958 Kbps download ; 754.8 Kbps upload
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-5540A ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

    Dell AIO Printer A940

    Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem

    6TO4 Adapter
    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
    Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
    Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
    Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

    Router Linksys / WRT54G -01
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