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Posted October 27, 2013
Hi,

I just installed Gothic 2 and it seems the Alt+Tab is not working. It was the same in Gothic 1 but it was solved when I started the game using the gothic.exe file in the system folder (previous discussion). This doesn't work in Gothic 2. Is there any way to go to desktop while playing as I am reading some walkthroughs and guides while playing?

Thanks.
Posted October 27, 2013
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arondash: Hi,

I just installed Gothic 2 and it seems the Alt+Tab is not working. It was the same in Gothic 1 but it was solved when I started the game using the gothic.exe file in the system folder (previous discussion). This doesn't work in Gothic 2. Is there any way to go to desktop while playing as I am reading some walkthroughs and guides while playing?

Thanks.
The following will work:

1. Open Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
2. Remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry; this is not the game, just the compatibility fix that blocks Alt+Tab.
3. For Windows 8 install the Gothic and Gothic II fullscreen border fix, otherwise you'll see a window border in fullscreen mode.
Posted October 27, 2013
The following will work:

1. Open Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
2. Remove the GOG.com Gothic 2 entry; this is not the game, just the compatibility fix that blocks Alt+Tab.
3. For Windows 8 install the Gothic and Gothic II fullscreen border fix, otherwise you'll see a window border in fullscreen mode.
Thank you very much. I did that. Now when I Alt+Tab, it goes to the other window but then comes back to the game after a couple of seconds. No idea what I am doing wrong. Maybe, any settings in gothic.ini file?
Posted October 27, 2013
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arondash: Thank you very much. I did that. Now when I Alt+Tab, it goes to the other window but then comes back to the game after a couple of seconds. No idea what I am doing wrong. Maybe, any settings in gothic.ini file?
Oh, hmm... you could try running it in borderless fullscreen windowed mode; open Gothic.ini and set zStartupWindowed=1, then choose your desktop resolution in-game.

The game may crash if you switch tasks during FMV cutscenes but there are only a few of those so this isn't a big deal.

If the game acts strangely after you switch back (like Tab is being repeatedly pressed) simply press Tab again to resolve that.
Posted October 28, 2013

Oh, hmm... you could try running it in borderless fullscreen windowed mode; open Gothic.ini and set zStartupWindowed=1, then choose your desktop resolution in-game.

The game may crash if you switch tasks during FMV cutscenes but there are only a few of those so this isn't a big deal.

If the game acts strangely after you switch back (like Tab is being repeatedly pressed) simply press Tab again to resolve that.
I am on Vista, I installed the patch you gave a link to above and then did what you suggested above and now Alt+Tab works perfectly!

Thank you very much! Glad to see there is still a community for this wonderful game. I am big fan of Gothic series and looking forward to a next one :)
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