SFB7's DxWnd

Want to force a game or application into windowed mode that doesn't support it through its own interface? Now you can, to an extent. Results will vary depending on how your DirectX application was written.

Instructions:

1. Launch dxwnd.exe.
2. Right click the application's window pane.
3. Select "Add".
4. Use the "..." button to browse for your fullscreened executable.
5. Select the DirectX version of your executable if it's known, if not, leave it set to "Automatic".
6. If your executable runs in 256 (8-bit) colored mode, check the "Emulate 256 Color Palette" check box.
7. Click "OK".
8. Now that you have an entry for your executable, simply double click it or run the game/application itself.

What's neat is as long as dxwnd is running, it will intercept the launching of the application itself, so it's not necessary to use dxwnd itself to launch your game/application.

Running games in windowed mode does take up more resources though, so be aware of that if you don't have a high end computer.

Good luck!

Version History:

2004/07/03 v1.02 released

2004/07/31 v1.03 fixed resize the aspect ratio, additional load saved

2004/07/31 v1.03b bugfixes

2004/08/10 v1.10 bug fixes, fixes some of the behavior for a non-active input

2004/08/27 v1.20 relative coordinate modes

2007/09/12 v1.21 DoomsDay's translation

Credits:

SFB7 - Programming

DoomsDay - Translation

NightWolve - Tutorial, translation