Re: "This system does not support fullscreen mode"

"Opinicus" <> wrote in message
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(Vista Home Premium Sp2 on a Toshiba laptop)

I've got an old DOS game called "Blockout" that I want to run on my
laptop but when I do I get this error message:

<quote>
16 bit MS-DOS subsystem
E:\nc\blockout\ble.exe
This system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose "Close" to
terminate the application.
</quote>

There are also two buttons "Close" and "Ignore". "Close" exits;
"Ignore" is ignored.

My display information is:

<quote>
Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family [Display adapter] (2x)
LPL LP154WX4-TLC8 [Monitor] (15.4"vis)
</quote>

I've tried running the program by opening a command prompt and also by
tweaking the properties of "bl.exe" and creating a .PIF file but I
always get the same result.

Is this a Vista problem or a problem with my laptop's video settings
or what? Is there any way to get Blockout to run on my Vista machine?

TIA

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com

Read this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926657

This is a common problem with old DOS games. A DOS Emulator is the easiest
solution.

Get DOSBox here: http://www.dosbox.com/.

It's free, and solves the problem.

Buddha

"Charles W Davis" <> wrote in message
news:A1807814-A160-4173-96C5-...
>
> "Opinicus" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> (Vista Home Premium Sp2 on a Toshiba laptop)
>
> I've got an old DOS game called "Blockout" that I want to run on my
> laptop but when I do I get this error message:
>
> <quote>
> 16 bit MS-DOS subsystem
> E:\nc\blockout\ble.exe
> This system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose "Close" to
> terminate the application.
> </quote>
>
> There are also two buttons "Close" and "Ignore". "Close" exits;
> "Ignore" is ignored.
>
> My display information is:
>
> <quote>
> Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family [Display adapter] (2x)
> LPL LP154WX4-TLC8 [Monitor] (15.4"vis)
> </quote>
>
> I've tried running the program by opening a command prompt and also by
> tweaking the properties of "bl.exe" and creating a .PIF file but I
> always get the same result.
>
> Is this a Vista problem or a problem with my laptop's video settings
> or what? Is there any way to get Blockout to run on my Vista machine?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Bob
> http://www.kanyak.com
>
> Read this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926657