I guess the window reference was misleading if you are thinking of a Microsoft "window". I launch the game from a desktop shortcut usually, although I have also tried to fire it up directly from C:\Program Files\CMBO\Combat Mission.exe, where the shortcut points. The 'compatibility mode' is not selected. When the game starts, the opening shot is approximately a centered quarter screen sized area. Selecting play game proceeds to the scenario selector, which again is no greater than a quarter screen. This is where the scenario descriptions are clearly visible, but run off/out of the 'window' behind the opposing forces icon's. The cursor will not pass the upper or left edges of this 'window' but does go off the bottom and right edges. If I select 'Fn+F7' the 'window' is enlarged to full screen but at no greater resolution and the text still dissapears off to the right. The 'window' is surrounded by a black border, no desktop or any icons visible.
I ran the DirectX diagnostics, and all passed.
I am using the LCD alone.
This is really frustrating as when I first loaded the game, and for about a week the whole shebang ran beautifully. My problems first occured when I tried to start the game without the CD present, an oversight on my part. Putting the CD in caused auto run to kick in and the game wanted to install itself again. I cancelled this action and tried to start the game up. This is when I first got the run in 640x480 at 85mhz message. I had not been asked this before and allowed it to skip, expecting better resolution to follow. When it bombed out I retried to start it this time accepting the 'best' resolution offered thinking that I would be able to adjust the resolution from within the game. This was a no-go and after trying the many and varied suggestions to this and similar problems have got absolutely nowhere.
Hopefully this background info will help track down where it's all gone 'Pete Tong'
Cheers,
Joe