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Article #571Re: Newbie Question.....TTDlxe/Win98 - You can't ALT+TAB!!
From: chunky
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00
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You need a program call IIRC doswinkey.exe It's on the win95/98 CD in the resource kit. it disables the windoze key when in a dos window. btw, I've never had a problem alt-tabbing in and out of TTDX since I started using OSR2 and lately 98, handy 'cos I play at work :) cheers... chunky Chris locke wrote in message <935449389.5048.0.nnrp-08.c1ed2dd7@news.demon.co.u k>... >>but why is it that I can't ALT+TAB back to windows while TTd is running? >I'm sure other people will jump down my throat at this, but its happened on >most of the machines I've run TTDX on .... >TTDX hogs the graphics card and soundcard, so if you ALT/TAB Windows tries >to regain control. Windows is a bit of a bully and so Tycoon crumbles. >I've had many probs when I've ALT/TABed - even if i've pressed the Win95 key >by accident. > >So, I reckon you can't. (*stands back and waits to be flamed....*) > >
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From: "chunky" <chu...@ifb.co.uk> Subject: Re: Newbie Question.....TTDlxe/Win98 - You can't ALT+TAB!! Date: 1999/08/24 Message-ID: <37c26686.0@news.ifb.net> X-Deja-AN: 516514378 References: <37c1252b.7528970@news.freeuk.com> <935449389.5048.0.nnrp-08.c1ed2dd7@news.demon.co.uk> X-Trace: 24 Aug 1999 10:31:50 GMT, 194.105.163.119 Newsgroups: alt.games.microprose.transport-tyc X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit