If the window is minimized, I cannot get it back

config · 01-17-2002, 01:00 AM

If I am playing MOH and someone messages me on AIM, or Windows prompts me for something, the screen is minimized. Once this happens, I cannot get it back up to continue playing. Does anyone else have this problem, if the game is minimized?

I don't have this problem with any other games like RTCW, Ghost Recon, or SWAT3.

Trash Man · 01-17-2002, 01:24 AM

Can you not get back in through the task manager?

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config · 01-17-2002, 01:29 AM

Yeah, you know how you try to regain focus of a window by clicking on the window on the task bar? The window stays minimized. Right clicking the window only gives the close option. I clicked the window on the task bar and waited 10 minutes, just in case it took that long, but it stays minimized.

Any more ideas as to what could cause this? To test it, you could try alt-tab, to see if you could gain focus of another window behind it, although that may not work. I would have someone message you with aim or something while you are playing, and see if it minimizes it.

kyee7k · 01-17-2002, 04:18 AM

same thing happened to me while i was simultaneously using winmx. afterward, i just double-clicked on the minimized medal of honor window on the taskbar and waited a few minutes as i gazed sleepily at the grey screen of death.

config · 01-17-2002, 05:07 AM

I have Windows XP Professional. I am using an ATI All In Wonder Radeon 7200 (soon replacing with a Hercules 3D Prophet III GeForce3 Titanium 64MB 200) with a SOYO K7VTA Pro motherboard with an AMD 1.43ghz processor. I tried the compatibility mode, but I don't see why it would help if the game runs fine anyway.

Initially, every time I tried to play the game, it would run for about 5 minutes max, and then freeze my system. I tried everything, reinstalling drivers, turning down hardware acceleration...I reghosted my system with the image I made when I installed XP for the first time, ran the Windows Update (specifically the Creative Labs driver update) and it worked fine from then on.

01-17-2002, 06:43 AM

I have WIN 98 and I get that problem also alt+tab dont work.

FuBarGrn · 01-17-2002, 06:49 AM

alt+enter up
alt+enter down

Ramza · 01-17-2002, 06:54 AM

I just turn AIM off before I play, simple as that

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Stony · 01-17-2002, 10:25 AM

Simple fix: TURN OFF AIM BEFORE YOU PLAY MOHAA

Biers · 01-17-2002, 10:34 AM

Hey man all you got to do is hit alt + enter this will minimize and max the game .....
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[This message has been edited by Biers (edited January 17, 2002).]

Pvt. Parts · 01-17-2002, 10:53 AM

Hey Biers, that's not always true. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Well, for me anyway.......

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BadScript · 01-17-2002, 10:56 AM

What version of Windows are you running on?

I can minimize in Windows 2000 and restore it without any problem. It has a lot to do with your OS version, your windows' settings and even your hardware. I think if yours won't restore it probably won't anyway. Sorry.

I've never used AIM but look at preference and look for something like "Always on Top", "Pop-up for events" and such options and try to disable it and see what happens.