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#782621 - 01/23/12 10:07 AM Shivers 1 on XP
flutist Adept Boomer Registered: 07/17/01 Posts: 10727 Loc: Kirkwood, MO USA	I can load Shivers 1 on XP but don't get full screen. Any way of getting it full screen? I'm sure I played it once on XP. Bets _________________________ Corgis fill your life with Joy, your heart with Love, and your soul with Sunshine.
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#782644 - 01/23/12 10:50 AM Re: Shivers 1 on XP [Re: flutist]
InlandAZ Glitches Forum Moderator BAAG Specialist Registered: 08/14/02 Posts: 5905 Loc: Arizona	If you're running the game under native XP I don't believe so - the game will display in its pre-rendered resolution (640x480 I think). DOSBox will run the game full-screen, but the graphics will be pixelated.
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#782647 - 01/23/12 11:03 AM Re: Shivers 1 on XP [Re: flutist]
Draclvr BAAG Specialist Registered: 06/03/05 Posts: 7114 Loc: Near St. Louis	What Inland says is correct - it doesn't run in full screen on XP. _________________________ If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If life gives you tomatoes, make Bloody Marys.
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#782657 - 01/23/12 11:45 AM Re: Shivers 1 on XP [Re: flutist]
flutist Adept Boomer Registered: 07/17/01 Posts: 10727 Loc: Kirkwood, MO USA	Okay, thanks. Guess I'll play it on my Win 98. Bets _________________________ Corgis fill your life with Joy, your heart with Love, and your soul with Sunshine.
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#782665 - 01/23/12 12:45 PM Re: Shivers 1 on XP [Re: Draclvr]
Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator Sonic Boomer Registered: 10/24/00 Posts: 32707 Loc: southeast USA	Originally Posted By: Draclvr What Inland says is correct - it doesn't run in full screen on XP. Not unless you change your desktop resolution to 640x480, which isn't always possible.
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#783075 - 01/25/12 12:44 PM Re: Shivers 1 on XP [Re: flutist]
Cathy1 BAAG Specialist Registered: 05/10/03 Posts: 6629 Loc: Calgary Alberta Canada	I think you can get 640x480 if you use compatibility mode. _________________________ " If Cornoil Comes From Corn Where Doe's Babyoil Come From "
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#783442 - 01/26/12 10:33 PM Re: Shivers 1 on XP [Re: Cathy1]
Mad True Blue Boomer Registered: 11/21/00 Posts: 20023 Loc: United Kingdom	Not as many monitors offer 640x480 these days. [I recently bought a new one myself and had to scout round to find one that did !!] In which case compatibility mode wouldn't be possible _________________________ Time : The Most Precious Commodity
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