Why do Zelda-w.exe and zquest-w.exe not run fullscreen on my laptop?

[Nimono]

Yeah... Umm... Ever since I got this laptop and moved my ZC stuff to it, I found that ZC would never run fullscreen, only windowed. If I go to the Etc. menu and click "Fullscreen", I have to press CTRL-ALT-DELETE and close it out that way, because it just freezes it. I have no clue what's wrong, though.

My screen resolution is 1280x800 pixels, and the highest color setting I can get is 32-bit. Those are as high as they will go, and the lowest they will go are 800x600 pixels and 16-bit, respectively. Does ZC try to make them go even lower when in fullscreen?

[Saffith]

It sets it to 320x240 by default.
The system can probably handle such a low resolution; Windows just won't let you manually set the resolution lower. I think the problem is actually that it's widescreen.
Try running it with -res 384 240. I don't actually know if that'll work, but it won't hurt to try.

[Nimono]

It sets it to 320x240 by default.
The system can probably handle such a low resolution; Windows just won't let you manually set the resolution lower. I think the problem is actually that it's widescreen.
Try running it with -res 384 240. I don't actually know if that'll work, but it won't hurt to try.

What should I put it on, the target or the "start in" part?

Edit: Or are you talking about something else?

[Saffith]

The target, after the quotation marks.

[Dark Nation]

You could also try -scale 2 for ZQuest. That forces it into 640x480 mode. For ZC, use Saffith's suggestion. You may need to use -res 640 480 big to make it run at a decent size if Saffith's suggestion doesn't work.

[Nimono]

You could also try -scale 2 for ZQuest. That forces it into 640x480 mode. For ZC, use Saffith's suggestion. You may need to use -res 640 480 big to make it run at a decent size if Saffith's suggestion doesn't work.

I tried to do Saffith's suggestion, but when I clicked "Apply", it said the target didn't exist. If I add spaces, it ignores whatever is behind the spaces. :(

I'm a bit confused right now. A basic explanation of what I'm supposed to be doing would be nice...

[Saffith]

Are you adding the switches inside the quotation marks, perhaps? Be sure it looks about like this:

"[directory]\zelda-w.exe" -fullscreen -small -res 384 240

If that's how it is, it ought to work...

[Nimono]

Are you adding the switches inside the quotation marks, perhaps? Be sure it looks about like this:

"[directory]\zelda-w.exe" -fullscreen -small -res 384 240

If that's how it is, it ought to work...

I did that, but you didn't tell me to put -fullscreen -small in... Do I add the spaces, too?

Edit: That worked on getting it in. Thanks. I'll go make sure it works now. :)

Edit2: Nope. It tries to go fullscreen, then just immediately vanishes without showing anything but its outline. It never shows up in the taskbar, either.

[Nicholas Steel]

"[directory]\zelda-w.exe" -fullscreen -big -res 800 600
try this then.

[Nimono]

"[directory]\zelda-w.exe" -fullscreen -big -res 800 600
try this then.

Nope, THAT didn't work, either! :(

[Dark Nation]

There is no "-" before big and big comes after the res part.

Like this:

"[directory]\zelda-w.exe" -fullscreen -res 640 480 big

[Nimono]

Ah. I'm off to test, then...

YES!!! That worked, DN! Thanks!