Does anyone know how to run Oblivion in a Window?

[Minifig]

I tried the games "Windowed" mode, but it doesn't fully "window".

I need it like a firefox window.. if at all possible.

Anyone know if this is possible?

[tensegrity]

You could maybe run it from within the window of a window of a virtual machine window.

[tensegrity]

If you feel adventurous you may also want to try some config file editing in Oblivion.ini

Toggle Full Screen/Windowed mode - Toggles between the full screen and windowed display modes

Variable: bFull Screen

Values: 0 = Windowed Mode, 1= Full Screen

Additionally, the windowed mode can be altered with these parameters:

iSize W=

iSize H=

These set the size of the game window. Defaults are the resolution you have selected in the game's video settings (e.g. 1024x768).

iLocation X=

iLocation Y=

These alter the game window's position on the screen (default is 0 in both, which makes the window appear in the top-left corner). So, for example, if you want the window to be at the center of your screen, you'll have to make a small calculation. The formula for this is:

Your desktop resolution minus your game resolution and the resulting combination is divided by two.

For example:

1280x1024-640x480=640x480

640x480/2=320x240

So typing 320 to the x coordinate and 240 to the Y coordinate results in the game window being displayed at the center of your screen.

From: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Ini_Settings

[Slammers]

try trying the programs DXWind and 3danalyze, their not entirely stable with all apps/games but they work with alot. DXwind is easier to use but less stable, 3d analyza vise versa

Should be easier and sweet with the .ini anyway

[SyntaxError]

You could maybe run it from within the window of a window of a virtual machine window.

Any game depending on DirectX or OpenGL won't run in any virtual machine, not even the latest VirtualBox.

The emulated graphics hardware simply isn't capable of it. VBox emulates a custom video adapter, which I haven't found any specs for, though it does support 32 bit color. Virtual PC emulates an S3 Trio 32/64 vidcard, which only supports 16 bit color.

I once tried running Thief 2 The Metal Age in VirtualBox when Sun came out with DirectX/OpenGL support but it couldn't even handle a 10 year old game.

There's no way in hell Oblivion will run.

As for running it in a window, good luck with that. I once tried DXwind on the original Fallout and it wouldn't work, so it probably won't work for a much more demanding game like Oblivion.

There apparently is a way to run it in a window, but it's much more demanding of your hardware, and from what I've read, 800x600 is the ideal resolution for it.

Edited December 28, 2009 by SyntaxError

[Phantom Helix]

I tried the games "Windowed" mode, but it doesn't fully "window".

I need it like a firefox window.. if at all possible.

Anyone know if this is possible?

It doesn't fully window? what does that mean?

Like a firefox window? isn't a firefox window like any other window? explain?

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

There is some software out there which claims to run any DirectX game in Windowed mode.

http://appaholic.co.uk/2007/10/16/dxwnd-fo...-windowed-mode/

Also, I'm fairly sure Oblivions Windowed Mode is fixed, and you're not allowed to move it around or move focus from it without alt+tabbing. Not sure how that relates to Firefox though.