interruptions

[tnzelda]

Whenever I am interrupted by an instant message, pop-up, or any other thing while I am playing Zelda Classic, it is minimized, and whenever i close the interruption and i return to my game, there are three rectangular-shaped boxes at the top of the screen. The rest is just a big blur of grey and blue and other colors. The only way that I can think of to stop this is to close everything, and log off/sign off and then play it. This does work, but I would like to know if there is anything that can stop this from happening. Also, is there any way to minimize the whole screen BEFORE you start playing? I have done this before, but i am not sure how. Help please.

[Dart Zaidyer]

Have you tried running it in a window? You should have no troubles that way and you can keep your IM programs and stuff running.