How do you bring SRO in and out of Window Mode?

twarg1 · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 81 **Location:**

Hi Folks!

Hope we all get SoSun weapon drops today!

This is just an FYI ... no question ... for us NOOBs I thought this would be a good piece of info.

To bring SRO in and out of Window Mode type:
<Windows key - press and hold><Alt - press and hold><Enter - press and release>.

Here are some specifics:

Your current Windows display settings must be set HIGHER than the SRO video settings or this won't work.

Try the following: in Windows set your display to at least 1024x768 w/ 32bit color if you can. Next, start SRO, and before logging in, set the video settings to 800x600.

Now, log into SRO and try setting windows mode with the key sequence <Windows Key - press and hold><Alt key - press and hold><Enter key - press and release> then release other keys. Your screen should turn black while resetting the video mode and then appear with SRO in a window.

I personally run my Windows XP display at 1280x1024 and run SRO in window mode at 1024x768 w/o problems.

You can get back to full screen mode with the same key sequence done within your SRO window.

Thanks,
twarg1

shadowman20875 · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2007 3:59 pm

yeah, its been said

its at the bottom

xWesley · **Joined:** May 2007 **Posts:** 74 **Location:**

I've tried that and it didn't work for me

NuclearSilo · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2007 4:59 pm

Windows XP?
Hold 3 keys at same time...

twarg1 · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 81 **Location:**

Sorry for not providing the specifics. :cry:

I've only tested it on Windows XP.

Press and hold down <Windows Key><Alt> and then press and release the <Enter> key.
twarg1

xWesley · **Joined:** May 2007 **Posts:** 74 **Location:**

Yeah I'm Running On Win XP..
I Press the keys and nothing happens lol.
I tried changing the resolution but that didn't work either.

They Said that in options b4 u launch u can change it there but all u can do is just change GFX and resolution no window mode.

twarg1 · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 81 **Location:**

Hi xWesley, sorry its not working for you :cry:

Hummm...I've tried it on a few (4) WindowsXP computers and it worked fine on all of them, but I will continue to see if I can figure out why it doesn't work on some. As you have heard, if your graphics card does not support a resolution greater than the resolution you have SRO set to it may not work. Later this evening (I'm on PST) I will try to reset my SRO resolution to the max of my graphics card and then try windows mode again to see if it still works or not.
twarg1

twarg1 · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 81 **Location:**

OK xWesley, here is what I found.

Your current Windows XP display settings must be set higher than the SRO video settings or this won't work. Try the following: in Windows XP set your display to at least 1024x768 w/ 32bit color if you can. Next, start SRO, and before logging in, set the video settings to 800x600.

Now, log into SRO and try setting windows mode with the key sequence <Windows Key - press and hold><Alt key - press and hold><Enter key - press and release> then release other keys. Your screen should turn black while resetting the video mode and then appear with SRO in a window.

I personally run my Windows XP display at 1280x1024 and run SRO in window mode at 1024x768 w/o problems.

You can get back to full screen mode with the same key sequence done within your SRO window.

Good luck!

twarg1

shadowman20875 · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 11:42 pm

xWesley wrote:

Yeah I'm Running On Win XP..
I Press the keys and nothing happens lol.
I tried changing the resolution but that didn't work either.

They Said that in options b4 u launch u can change it there but all u can do is just change GFX and resolution no window mode.

u need a lower resolution than the max to do windows

flexo · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 861 **Location:**

didn't work for me either running windows xp too. My guess is that it will only work if your game resolution is lower then your desktop resolution but really i see no reason for running sro in windowmode so i'm not gonna test it out.

shadowman20875 · **Posted:** Thu May 24, 2007 12:15 am

flexo wrote:

didn't work for me either running windows xp too. My guess is that it will only work if your game resolution is lower then your desktop resolution but really i see no reason for running sro in windowmode so i'm not gonna test it out.

yeah, lots of ppl just alt+tab... its basically the same thing

twarg1 · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 81 **Location:**

uh ... folks ... this is a thread for people who would like to run in windows mode... :wink:

Shooty · **Joined:** May 2007 **Posts:** 113 **Location:**

it works in windows mode - i have windos xp and i do it all the time

im pretty sure alt + tab works

San · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1562 **Location:**

alt+tab only works w/ another window open w/ SRO at the same time

twarg, how come u always start your posts with Hope we all get SoSun weapon drops today!

its amusing

twarg1 · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 81 **Location:**

Hi San!!
My luck at getting SoX anything is ... well lets just say ... ZERO! :shock:

I'm very hopeful and keepin' my positive attitude!!!

... and wish all of us, especially the ones with my luck, a shot at greatest!!!!

P.S. Hope you get a SoSun weapon today!! :wink:

shadowman20875 · **Posted:** Thu May 24, 2007 4:32 pm

San wrote:

alt+tab only works w/ another window open w/ SRO at the same time

twarg, how come u always start your posts with Hope we all get SoSun weapon drops today!

its amusing

then just windows button

zZh4ku · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 693 **Location:**

i use alt+tab when other windows are open
if there are not.. i click windows key to open start or ctrl+alt+delete and task manager pops up :]

windows key is the easiest

o ya.. be careful when u push alt and tab... i accidently zerked like 100+ times.

DerinZZ · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 192 **Location:**

twarg1 wrote:

Hi Folks!

Hope we all get SoSun weapon drops today!

This is just an FYI ... no question ... for us NOOBs I thought this would be a good piece of info.

To bring SRO in and out of Window Mode type:
<Windows key - press and hold><Alt - press and hold><Enter - press and release>.

Here are some specifics:

Your current Windows display settings must be set higher than the SRO video settings or this won't work. Try the following: in Windows set your display to at least 1024x768 w/ 32bit color if you can. Next, start SRO, and before logging in, set the video settings to 800x600.

Now, log into SRO and try setting windows mode with the key sequence <Windows Key - press and hold><Alt key - press and hold><Enter key - press and release> then release other keys. Your screen should turn black while resetting the video mode and then appear with SRO in a window.

I personally run my Windows XP display at 1280x1024 and run SRO in window mode at 1024x768 w/o problems.

You can get back to full screen mode with the same key sequence done within your SRO window.

Thanks,
twarg1

Window + (forgot) to bring it IN
Alt + F4 to bring it OUT

shadowman20875 · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2007 12:44 am

actually alt+f4 doesnt work on SRO

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