<r> To change the display&nbsp;resolution via the Control panel-Display-Settings..&nbsp; - route is a pain. Much better to install graphics card control software, whereby you can switch display settings instantly via an icon in the Taskbar notification area (at the right-hand-side of the blue strip ...

<t> FoF is hardwired at 1024x768 resolution. When the game is launched the code switches the display mode to this, no matter if your Desktop was set higher (or lower?). If your Desktop&nbsp;was set at&nbsp;a&nbsp;higher resolution you are going to have a problem if a background process starts up ...

<r> ericbabe<br/>
Thanks for the informative response. On reflection, my tone in previous postings was a bit 'Grumpy'. When you reach my age, being a 'Grumpy Old Man' is one of the pleasures in life. Wait 'til you get there, you will know. Apologies. Also, mea culpa, I had not checked out the ...

<t> I've just spent some hours playing WITP and had to leave it mid-turn. The screen-saver did not kick in, so there must be something in the code which inhibits this. Also, I note that background processes are just that, they work in the background and do not affect WITP in any way. Why is FoF ...

<t> Thanks for the response ericbabe, but it doesn't answer. My screen savers and background processes ARE necessary. As good as this game is, why should I dick around changeing settings when the code should take care of it for me, as lesser games do? I never had this problem with War in the Pacific ...

<t> I run my computer at 1280x1024 resolution with 32 bit colour quality from a Radeon X600 series graphics card. Forge of Freedom, like many other games, is run at a lower resolution than this and there is no problem when the game code switches the display to it and then back out of it when the ...