Crash to desktop when going full screen

forry · #1 01-29-2005, 08:32 AM

I'm posting this in the Chat section since it doesn't really have anything to do with UI's...but I was hoping someone here might know something.

Am I the only one crashing to desktop when attempting to go from windows mode to full screen? This has been happening from day one. I have no problems going from full screen to windows mode, but anytime I press Ctrl+Alt+Enter to return to full screen, I drop to desktop without any error message or anything. The same thing happens if I attempt to choose the full screen option in the Options menu. I've also had it happen just sitting at the character select screen and playing with the options there.

I believe my problem may be coming from the fact that I'm running the game on a Geforce 4400ti, which is a low end card for this game. I do have updated drivers and everything else on the computer is above recommended system for EQ2.

If anyone would have any ideas, I would love to hear them...see if I can get this fixed up. Thanks in advance.

UmbraNemo · #2 01-29-2005, 08:53 AM

It may be that you are using Ctrk+Alt+Enter I just use Alt+Enter and it works fine

forry · #3 01-29-2005, 09:49 AM

Thanks for the suggestion UmbraNemo, but I just tested the Alt+Enter and still popped out to the desktop.

jonathn2875 · #4 01-29-2005, 09:52 AM

Ive been having the same problem since the last patch on thursday. Not sure whats causing it. It does it both with a mod ui and the standard ui.

MsUnderstood · #5 01-29-2005, 09:53 AM

Weird video problems happened to be from the first day I played. I would get static and lines across the screen. I added memory, defraged, did lots of things that did not work.

Then a friend recommended I use drive cleaner. It basically removes driver inforamtion for old drivers and fixed my problem (I wa on my 3rd video card and the old data had not been removed).

Anyway, if you want to try my solution, go to http://www.drivercleaner.net/

Kryoclasm · #6 01-29-2005, 11:07 AM

I to have had the same prob from day 1, kinda buggs me.

ATI 9600XT PRO
Latest drivers

**Drumstix42** · #7 01-29-2005, 12:39 PM

ATI (all-in-wonder) radeon 9700 pro

Have had no problems since launch. I alt+enter, alt+tab out of the game all the time to browse the web, and then go back to full screen when I'm done. Did it a few times just last night. It's pretty much per-card that people are having problems...

forry · #8 01-29-2005, 02:05 PM

So it is what I expected...the fact that I have a low end card. Thanks guys for all the info.

One other question (not on the same subject)...why is my signature picture only showing up on the first post and not the other ones in this thread?

UmbraNemo · #9 01-29-2005, 02:27 PM

Dolby has it set up that way for all sigs to save scolling and load times

**Drumstix42** · #10 01-29-2005, 04:51 PM

sigs only show once per page

wascapio · #11 10-05-2007, 08:02 PM

I am having the same problem, the worst thing is thatI cant even load the program most times. can someone post the step by step process to stop the skinnigs process to those files plz??? started after this latest update??
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Hoodini · #12 10-28-2007, 01:01 AM

Ok Just found the fix..... Don't have EQ2 running, then do the following.

Right click START, then EXPLORE, go to your folder where EQ2 is loaded, if you are using the default location it is =C/Program Files/Sony/EverQuest II...

Next find the EQ2Settings button/file. Its a blue icon/background/gold letters. It is similar to the shortcut icon on the desktop. Double-click this icon, it opens & has 2 tabs MAIN & SETTINGS, select the settings tab, UNCHECK THE FULLSCFREEN radio button, then close the window out. My apologies for the long post above. Hope this helps..

Hoodini · #13 12-06-2007, 05:09 PM

Ok, it seems that the fix that I posted didn't work. After just dealing with NOT using the ALT+ENTER function for a while, I am frustrated again with the fact that I can't tab out of the game w/o crashing. Going back over the posts on this thread several people are discussing using windows blinds, not sure what it is or how it works. If anyone has any new ideas on fixing the ALT+ENTER problem please by all means post 'em.