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Kru
09-12-2008, 06:30 PM
Question for everybody -I have a dual monitor setup.  For the past year or two, I could play EQ2 in what appears to be a full screen mode.  What I mean is, there is no taskbar at the bottom and there is no bar the the top (the one with the minimize, maximize buttons).  And, I was able to move my mouse over to my second monitor and use it at will.  I could freely go between both monitors with my mouse, and the EQ2 game appeared to be full screen because there were no bars.I accidentally maximized the screen the other day, and now I can't get it back to how I had it before.  If I hit ctrl-enter to go into full screen mode, the game locks my mouse to just the game monitor and does not let me move my mouse over to my second monitor.If I hit ctrl-enter again to go into windowed mode, I can move my mouse between both monitors like I want to...but it shows the task bar at the bottom and the top bar as well.I believe a program called WinEQ2 offers this functionality...giving you the ability to play in a full screen mode, and let you move your mouse between monitors.  But, I have never used that program before, so it's obviously possible to accomplish this without that program.(And to clear any confusion, I am well aware you can hit alt-tab or the start key while in full screen mode to be able to move your mouse to the other screen..but I never had to do that before, and I don't want to have to do that now.)If anybody could tell me how I can get this back to how I had it before, I would GREATLY appreciate it.  I want the visual appeal of full screen mode (no bars), with the ability to move my mouse between monitors (without having to hit alt-tab or the start key to entered windowed mode)

Milodiablo
09-15-2008, 01:56 AM
This might work, something similiar happened to me but with a single monitor when i ctrl+alt+del'ed the client.Go to the eq2 screen where the button play is, it is the screen that has my account, support, preferences, etc. Then Click on prefences, then game options, then click the settings tab, then make sure full screen is checked, it fixed my problem, hopefully it fixes yours!

Kru
09-15-2008, 03:29 AM
<cite>Milodiablo wrote:</cite><blockquote>This might work, something similiar happened to me but with a single monitor when i ctrl+alt+del'ed the client.Go to the eq2 screen where the button play is, it is the screen that has my account, support, preferences, etc. Then Click on prefences, then game options, then click the settings tab, then make sure full screen is checked, it fixed my problem, hopefully it fixes yours!</blockquote>I wish I could say this fixed my problem, but it didn't.I tried what you said, but it simply puts the game into full screen mode...which means my mouse is locked to the monitor with EQ2 on it, and will not allow me to move my mouse over to the other monitor..Still looking for assistance with this if anybody could help.