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g8m3rtag
Is there any way to run a game in a window instead of maximized to the whole screen. Specifically Command and Conquer 3, I would like to be able to browse the net and talk on AIM while a mammoth tank army is building then to sit there and watch it.
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Sure, Right Click, Properties, Replace the "+fullscreen 1" with "+fullscreen 0" in the target.
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g8m3rtag
Your saying right click the shortcut right. Because there isn't a +fullscreen 1 in the target, it looks like this

"I:\\EA GAMES\\Command & Conquer 3\\CNC3.exe"

and when I made it

"I:\\EA GAMES\\Command & Conquer 3\\CNC3.exe +fullscreen 0"

it said it was invalid.
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try -w or -windowed in the target line of a shortcut in properties
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g8m3rtag
You mean this

"I:\\EA GAMES\\Command & Conquer 3\\CNC3.exe -w"

or

"I:\\EA GAMES\\Command & Conquer 3\\CNC3.exe -windowed"

with a space between .exe and the -xxxx
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I think you place the extension outside of the quotations.

Ex. "I:\\EA GAMES\\Command & Conquer 3\\CNC3.exe" +fullscreen 0

"I:\\EA GAMES\\Command & Conquer 3\\CNC3.exe" -w

"I:\\EA GAMES\\Command & Conquer 3\\CNC3.exe" -windowed
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g8m3rtag
Nope those didn't work either.
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are you kidding me?!

hm..ill think about it. i cannot believe this. it works for warcraft 3.

btw its nice to see a fellow rts'er
more and more are just going FPS or MMO
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"C:\\Program Files\\Electronic Arts\\Command & Conquer 3\\CNC3.exe" -win

That is what you want.

Each game's flag for window mode is different so it is hard to find the right one some times.
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g8m3rtag
sweet, that worked, thanks man. now is there a way to maximize that window to the whole screen? it wont let me change grab the edge of it and move it out or click maximize.

dont get me wrong, i like my FPS' (not so much of an mmo fan). But i have played cnc since it came out on PS1 (i was 5 or 6, my uncle introduced me to it). and since then, i have always played cnc.
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FearSC549
Lol, what's with the Master Chief avatars?
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Usually pressing "alt+enter" will maximize the game. The problem is it rarely lets you go back into windowed mode afterwards. The best you can do is change the resolution to fit your screen.

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Originally Posted by Sreenath View Post
are you kidding me?!

hm..ill think about it. i cannot believe this. it works for warcraft 3.

btw its nice to see a fellow rts'er
more and more are just going FPS or MMO

Starcraft 2 will hopefully pull back a lot of those who have gone astray. Especially for those of us with crappy rigs (part of the reason WoW is so accessible is because it runs easily).

Note: Don't use it for Warcraft 3. In order to scroll around you have to put your cursor exactly on the edge of the window. Too hard.
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g8m3rtag
Command and Conquer doesn't support the resolution my screen runs. 1360x768.
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Anth0789
Isn't there a program that you can play games as window? I forget the name though i remember seeing it somewhere.
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