#1 2017-06-17 16:56:37

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BF1942 Minimizing

Hello all,
I just wanted to play BF1942, but it keeps on minimizing automatically. I restarted my PC. Googled the issue and tried out a few tricks but none worked. I don't know if its relevant, but the last thing I did was edit the .con file for widescreen, but that was quite a while ago..
Another major thing I did on the PC was, install VMware.

Kindly help, I just wanted to play one last time.

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#2 2017-06-17 22:14:27

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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What OS do you have?

Did you set Admin Mode to Blackscreen.exe too?

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#3 2017-06-18 03:45:31

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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What OS do you have?

Did you set Admin Mode to Blackscreen.exe too?

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OS is windows 7 SP1

No, never..but should I ?

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#4 2017-06-19 07:23:42

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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What OS do you have?

Did you set Admin Mode to Blackscreen.exe too?

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Well I took the "silent treatment" as a yes !
and viola ! Its working fine now big_smile
Arkos, man you are genius ! Love you

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#5 2017-06-19 12:59:44

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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It's allways good to know someone, who know someone, who know someone, who knows what to do...

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#6 2017-06-19 14:57:28

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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It's allways good to know someone, who know someone, who know someone, who knows what to do...

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wise words ..love it

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#7 2017-07-11 14:15:59

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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It's allways good to know someone, who know someone, who know someone, who knows what to do...

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But Bro, its happening again !! sad

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#8 2017-07-11 18:24:28

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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You installed it in a separate folder and not in ProgramFiles(x86). If not, you should.

And set "blackscreen,exe" compatibility to windows 7 or XpSp3, also Bf1942.exe.

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#9 2017-07-11 20:17:35

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

Is it minimizing or do you crash back to desktop?

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#10 2017-07-11 20:30:31

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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If it's minimizing only...

1. Did you touch Windows-Key?

2. Some notification activated on Desktop?

3. There are some tools which can be responsable for minimizing Games:

GameBooster, MsiAfterburner, (some other GraficCardTuningTool) or TPLinkWirelessClientUtility, (TWCU.exe in TaskManagerProcesses, perhaps all Users), and also some other tools.

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#11 2017-07-12 05:46:46

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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Is it minimizing or do you crash back to desktop?

not crashing

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#12 2017-07-12 06:09:15

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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If it's minimizing only...

1. Did you touch Windows-Key?

2. Some notification activated on Desktop?

3. There are some tools which can be responsable for minimizing Games:

GameBooster, MsiAfterburner, (some other GraficCardTuningTool) or TPLinkWirelessClientUtility, (TWCU.exe in TaskManagerProcesses, perhaps all Users), and also some other tools.

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it's minimizing only
1. no
2. probably not
3. other soft wares Installed are vmware, teamviewer, IPMsg, f.lux, NetBalancer 9.4.1
Its a Thinkpad T410 with all its drivers software, with ESET SS 8  and MBAM 2.2
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#13 2017-07-12 12:02:57

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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If it minimizes to Desktop it has to be some notification message from a tool or programm which forces focus.

Search once the Eventviewer after it happend or just stopp every other unused programm before you start playing.

Btw. > Stop unneeded Services, (Stop them in Services and change the starting priority to manual), like Teamviewer. When you start Teamviewer, the service will start then and stop when you stop Teamviewer. Do the same with other services from tools you need not allways.

One is secure... it has to be some notification message from a tool or service

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#14 2017-07-12 14:40:41

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

Arkos wrote:

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If it minimizes to Desktop it has to be some notification message from a tool or programm which forces focus.

Search once the Eventviewer after it happend or just stopp every other unused programm before you start playing.

Btw. > Stop unneeded Services, (Stop them in Services and change the starting priority to manual), like Teamviewer. When you start Teamviewer, the service will start then and stop when you stop Teamviewer. Do the same with other services from tools you need not allways.

One is secure... it has to be some notification message from a tool or service

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K bro, I'll try
its such a PITA
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#15 2017-07-12 17:55:56

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

jime1 wrote:

Another major thing I did on the PC was, install VMware.

Is it random, or in a certain timeframe?

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#16 2017-07-13 15:22:16

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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jime1 wrote:

Another major thing I did on the PC was, install VMware.

Is it random, or in a certain timeframe?

Well its mysterious ! sad
yesterday I set TV service to manual, and it worked ! I got all happy smile !
But, today to my surprise, it started minimizing again ! sad
So I said f@k it and just edit fullscreen=0 in videodefault.con file.
Now I play in windowed mode, no minimizing issue with it !

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#17 2017-07-13 18:14:09

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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I still think it's some tool monitoring service.

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#18 2017-07-14 06:11:46

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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I still think it's some tool monitoring service.

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But Sir, I'm not able to catch that !

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#19 2017-07-14 16:50:42

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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I can have a look with Teamviewer.

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#20 2023-02-05 01:23:51

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

Happening to me recently since days, didn't do any modifications or something to desktop. It minimize, i open it again and again to desktop (like three tries) till i'm able to join well. Not solved yet.

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#21 2023-02-05 02:05:13

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

jime1 wrote:

Hello all,
I just wanted to play BF1942, but it keeps on minimizing automatically. I restarted my PC. Googled the issue and tried out a few tricks but none worked. I don't know if its relevant, but the last thing I did was edit the .con file for widescreen, but that was quite a while ago..
Another major thing I did on the PC was, install VMware.

Kindly help, I just wanted to play one last time.

if u recently installed something like antiviruses, then try to disable them while playing

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#22 2023-02-05 04:33:14

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

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if u recently installed something like antiviruses, then try to disable them while playing

I have an antivirus from a long time ago and i've never had any problems. Imma check recent changes but still weird.

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#23 2023-02-05 04:45:27

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

Uninstall the game, install it again.
This may help, especially if the problems came suddenly and out of nowhere.

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#24 2023-02-06 02:11:10

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

Alfred wrote:
Denny wrote:

if u recently installed something like antiviruses, then try to disable them while playing

I have an antivirus from a long time ago and i've never had any problems. Imma check recent changes but still weird.

Maybe a windows update cause it

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#25 2023-02-06 03:07:34

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Re: BF1942 Minimizing

It fixed on its own lmao, thx for the tips guys!

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