seandx5 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I've been playing the game quite a lot recently and many times I've been interrupted with pop ups which I can't click as I'm in full screen mode. When I've tried to put the game in windowed mode it says to me that no 8 bit devices are supported or something of that sort. I've ryed setting my monitor to 16bit mode as well. Any advice on what I should do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le717 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Try this method by TheDoctor. This was in response to my question about running LR1 in Windowed mode. But it should work for LRR. Oh please. Lrn2qres. http://sourceforge.net/projects/qres/ Grab the /qres-src1097/qrescd/sample-cd/qres folder, put it somewhere, and make a batch file with the following. @echo off qres.exe c=16 \R cd "C:\Program Files\LEGO Games\LEGO Racers" "LEGO Racers.exe" -novideo -window Also note that I've never seen 1280x800. You can do 1280x1024, 1280x854, or 1280x960. (qres.exe x=1280 y=1024 c=16 /R) Edit: Res doesn't matter unless the game demands it, which it shouldn't if it's running windowed... Edit: TECHNICALLY... you could do it all with one line of batch, if you put this script in the LEGO Racers folder and make a shortcut to this file. The help file says it should work like this. @echo off [optional] C:\Path to qres\qres.exe c=16 \R "LEGO Racers.exe" -novideo -window The second code (the single line one) is what I use. This program and script will kick your computer into 16-bit color, load LRR in windowed mode, and when you close it, it should got back to 32-bit color (although that doesn't always work for me). The program is written for Win9x, but it works on Win Vista/7. Also, you will have to put qres into a folder that doesn't have spaces in it. I've tried putting quotes around the whole path, but it wouldn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Try this method by TheDoctor. This was in response to my question about running LR1 in Windowed mode. But it should work for LRR. Oh please. Lrn2qres. http://sourceforge.net/projects/qres/ Grab the /qres-src1097/qrescd/sample-cd/qres folder, put it somewhere, and make a batch file with the following. @echo off qres.exe c=16 \R cd "C:\Program Files\LEGO Games\LEGO Racers" "LEGO Racers.exe" -novideo -window Also note that I've never seen 1280x800. You can do 1280x1024, 1280x854, or 1280x960. (qres.exe x=1280 y=1024 c=16 /R) Edit: Res doesn't matter unless the game demands it, which it shouldn't if it's running windowed... Edit: TECHNICALLY... you could do it all with one line of batch, if you put this script in the LEGO Racers folder and make a shortcut to this file. The help file says it should work like this. @echo off [optional] C:\Path to qres\qres.exe c=16 \R "LEGO Racers.exe" -novideo -window The second code (the single line one) is what I use. This program and script will kick your computer into 16-bit color, load LRR in windowed mode, and when you close it, it should got back to 32-bit color (although that doesn't always work for me). The program is written for Win9x, but it works on Win Vista/7. Also, you will have to put qres into a folder that doesn't have spaces in it. I've tried putting quotes around the whole path, but it wouldn't work. I would like to note that this was a fix for Lego Racers. Changing the paths accordingly to direct to your LRR folder is all you should need to do to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandx5 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 I tried to use that and it just said that I need a windows 95 driver at 256 colour or higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I tried to use that and it just said that I need a windows 95 driver at 256 colour or higher. Screenshot please. I've never heard of it doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandx5 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Erm, what version of windows are you running and/or gfx hardware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandx5 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 I'm running XP on an Nvidia GeForce 8200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Weird. I really don't know. It's probably doing this for the same reason that you can't get it working in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandx5 Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 This shows for which ever device I pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brigadier Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you can run LRR in 256 colours with windowed mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redacted Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 you need to go to : resolution - andvanced options - screen options and then 8 bit mode maybe this can help, but it is dutch and win7. i dont think the resolution tab is really different in winxp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le717 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 1. LRR doesn't run in 256 colors. It runs in either 8 or 16-bit color. That code I gave you tells the app to run in 16-bit color. Changing the c= value to 8 will run it in 8-bit color. 2. Make sure your computer is in true (AKA 32-bit) color before running the app via that code. QuickRes changes the color mode for you. 3. @pascal You cannot go into 8-bit color from there. I'm on Win7 too, and that is not an option. It's not even an option on XP. You have to use some program that tells the computer to be in 8-bit color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 1. LRR doesn't run in 256 colors. It runs in either 8 or 16-bit color. That code I gave you tells the app to run in 16-bit color. Changing the c= value to 8 will run it in 8-bit color. LRR does run in 256 colors. At least that's the impression I get when I tick the "Run in 256 colors" box in the compatibility tab. Maybe it actually means 8-bit? I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le717 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 8-bit and 256 colors are two different things. 256 colors only show 256 colors. 8-bit shows however many colors 8-bit can show. Are by any chance are you talking about the compatibility tab on a windows shortcut? That box is there for every program even if it can't run in that. To make that code run an app in 256 colors, chane the value to 256 . I should say that I don't own lrr so someone who does may know more about this. Oh yeh. I've seen a topic around here somewhere that tells what color mode windows needs to be in for windowed mode and what it's exe parameters are. Those would be helpful here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Are by any chance are you talking about the compatibility tab on a windows shortcut? That box is there for every program even if it can't run in that. Yes. I figured it did something since it fixed a glitch where Fraps would overlay junk over whatever I recorded in LRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandx5 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 I got it working now thanks for the help guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le717 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Would you care to explain how you got it working? That would be helpful for the future. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seandx5 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 I switchd my computer into 16 bit mode and then it worked, I still don't know how but it worked :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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