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Posted November 07, 2011
Hi,

Today I found my old copy of Prisoner of Ice (Windows 95 version), I could start the game and it seems to be running fine, the only problem I have is that I can't get the game to work in fullscreen mode.

Anyone here managed to get this gem to work in fullscreen glory on Win7 (64 bit version)?

Thanks in advance.
Post edited November 07, 2011 by Verwandlung
Posted November 07, 2011
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Verwandlung: Hi,

Today I found my old copy of Prisoner of Ice (Windows 95 version), I could start the game and it seems to be running fine, the only problem I have is that I can't get the game to work in fullscreen mode.

Anyone here managed to get this gem to work in fullscreen glory on Win7 (64 bit version)?

Thanks in advance.
Tried mucking about with compatibility settings? Pressing ALT+F while in the window?
Posted November 07, 2011
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Verwandlung: Hi,

Today I found my old copy of Prisoner of Ice (Windows 95 version), I could start the game and it seems to be running fine, the only problem I have is that I can't get the game to work in fullscreen mode.

Anyone here managed to get this gem to work in fullscreen glory on Win7 (64 bit version)?

Thanks in advance.
I wish I found MY old copy of Prisoner of Ice - I haven't lost many PC games over the years - but that was one of them!
Posted November 07, 2011
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JudasIscariot: Tried mucking about with compatibility settings? Pressing ALT+F while in the window?
Windows 95 mode and ALT+ Enter didn't help, will try ALT+F.
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Fever_Discordia: I haven't lost many PC games over the years - but that was one of them!
:(

edit: ALT+F doesn't do anything
Post edited November 07, 2011 by Verwandlung
Posted November 07, 2011
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JudasIscariot: Tried mucking about with compatibility settings? Pressing ALT+F while in the window?
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Verwandlung: Windows 95 mode and ALT+ Enter didn't help, will try ALT+F.
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Fever_Discordia: I haven't lost many PC games over the years - but that was one of them!
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Verwandlung: :(

edit: ALT+F doesn't do anything
Tried the DOS version? Might be easier to just DOSBox it...
Posted September 01, 2012
If I remember correctly playing this game years ago on an actual Windows 95 this version of the game dosn't have a full screen mode!
Game screen size depends on your system resolution.

You can always check field in compatibility mode to run it in 640x480 to make it "fullscreen" window.
Post edited September 01, 2012 by pykman
Posted September 01, 2012
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Verwandlung: snip
As JudasIscariot said, you should consider installing the Dos version and run it via Dosbox. The disc should contain a separate installer for that. Note that most early Windows 95 games (1995/96) were natively developed for DOS anyway, so usually the DOS version is the more polished and stable one anyway.
Posted September 01, 2012
Unfortunately on my disc there is only Windows version of the game. Pity.
Posted September 01, 2012
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pykman: If I remember correctly playing this game years ago on an actual Windows 95 this version of the game dosn't have a full screen mode!
Game screen size depends on your system resolution.

You can always check field in compatibility mode to run it in 640x480 to make it "fullscreen" window.
I ... Don't think he's still actually looking for help, nearly a year later. But I might be wrong. How did you even FIND this thread!?
Posted September 01, 2012
I have a similar problem with Microprose's old Magic the Gathering game. Solution: I use RESCHANGE.EXE to...

1. change my screen rez to 1024x768
2. launch MAGIC.EXE to play the game
3. restore the desktop rez when Magic exits

Google it and you'll find it.
Posted September 02, 2012
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Fenixp: I ... Don't think he's still actually looking for help, nearly a year later. But I might be wrong. How did you even FIND this thread!?
Maybe person who created the tread isn't intrested, but someone else migth be :) and since there hasn't been clear answer I thought i could reanimate it :)

And I find it when I was looking for information about Prisoner of Ice and Win7 of course:)
Posted September 14, 2012
Totally forgot this thread, sorry about that.

I now have the DOS version and it does indeed appear to work perfectly fine on W7 with Dosbox.

So thanks for that advice, I didn't know a DOS of Prisoner of Ice existed.
Post edited September 14, 2012 by Verwandlung
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