Constant loss of full-screen.

[Tatsuhara]

I don't know what it is. Sometimes I don't even get to the select character screen. I have no idea what it is. I could really use some help. (BTW I have done no tweaking with the files, but I think it may be my computer since it keeps "losing focus" of the current window I'm in)

[Taskmage]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

Uhh, are you running any applications in the background that might be trying to take focus with popup windows and the like?

[Tatsuhara]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

Sometimes I may run Windows Media Player, but even when I don't run any thing in the background, I am still just pooping out.

[Tekumel]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

Check your firewall, antivirus, and IM programs. Those would be the most obvious sources of popups that'd pop you out.

EDIT: Err...wow. Run a spyware sweep?

[Tatsuhara]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

How can I do that?

Edit: This is seriously getting me kinda pissed.

[DakAttack]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

Is anything physically popping up and interupting your play, or does it happen without prompt?

[Kailea]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

download.....

AVG anti virus and Spy bot (just google search for the names), both are free, run scans with both and clear your system out.

Also if you are using Windows XP, go to start then click run, then type MSCONFIG and hit enter, then click the startup tap and click disable all, then reboot. After reboot you will get a message with a check box, just click the check box and then ok, and you are done, your system should be as clean as possible.

[Tatsuhara]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

@Dak, no it's just... Y'know how if you click outside of a window it will turn darker around its edges? That's what it does constantly.

[Tatsuhara]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

Kailea, would I still have Play Online and FFXI and anything else I may have?

[Akashimo]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

Like error -1, full screen mode terminated kind of error? I used to get that alot >_> even when nothing was up and running it just randomly does that....

[Kailea]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

Kailea, would I still have Play Online and FFXI and anything else I may have?

yeah the AVG and spy bot will onyl remove spyware and viruses, and the MSCONFIG thing I explained only stops programs in that list from booting when windows does, there for makeing the PC boot and run a bit faster. You wont loose any programs.

[Tatsuhara]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

Awesome thanks.

[Theyaden]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

If your on Win 98 Ctrl+Alt+Delete hold down the 1st 2 and tap the delete key.
It'll pull up an application list and you end task on additional items there. If your on XP which is more common nowadays same keystrokes but you then click on the taskmanager tab click on user at the top and end all items under your username then open the playonline.

[little ninja]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

@Dak, no it's just... Y'know how if you click outside of a window it will turn darker around its edges? That's what it does constantly.

That most times then not means a virus or spyware of some kind. Follow Kails advice on virus's an spyware/maleware first before you go playing with anything else on your system.

[Tatsuhara]

Re: Constant loss of full-screen.

I got it, I can play now. Thanks a bunch Kails.