Posted December 31, 2015
My monitor is 1600x900 but only 1152x 864 seems to work (editreg doesn't work also) everythings good except the top bar which makes it look like windowed mode---any fix for this? Thanks
Tappedops1
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Registered: Dec 2015
From United States
ikrananka
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Registered: Nov 2010
From Canada
Posted March 07, 2016
This is something that GOG really need to fix.
ikrananka
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Registered: Nov 2010
From Canada
Posted March 07, 2016
high rated
I found a workaround that works great and results in complete elimination of the annoying title bar and border. This was posted by "Manwith Noname" over at the B-17 forums on Steam where the same problem exists (https://steamcommunity.com/app/328900/discussions/0/620695877499699854/#c537405286658879878).
Do Once
1. Download WinExplorer by Nirsoft.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file to a convenient folder and set the compatibility of the winexp.exe file to Windows XP SP3.
Do Every Time
1. Run B-17 so that the windowed game screen is shown.
2. Alt-Tab back to Windows.
3. Run Winexp as an Administrator.
4. In the list of windows shown, click once on "B-17 - The Mighty Eighth" so that it is highlighted.
5. Select the "Style" tab in the area below the list of windows.
6. Uncheck "WS_DLGFRAME" and "WS_BORDER"
7. Close the WinExplorer program.
7. Alt-Tab back to B-17
That's it - the game should now be shown without any title bar or border.
Do Once
1. Download WinExplorer by Nirsoft.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file to a convenient folder and set the compatibility of the winexp.exe file to Windows XP SP3.
Do Every Time
1. Run B-17 so that the windowed game screen is shown.
2. Alt-Tab back to Windows.
3. Run Winexp as an Administrator.
4. In the list of windows shown, click once on "B-17 - The Mighty Eighth" so that it is highlighted.
5. Select the "Style" tab in the area below the list of windows.
6. Uncheck "WS_DLGFRAME" and "WS_BORDER"
7. Close the WinExplorer program.
7. Alt-Tab back to B-17
That's it - the game should now be shown without any title bar or border.
Post edited March 24, 2016 by ikrananka
belfador
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Registered: Nov 2012
From Spain
Posted September 06, 2022
Do Once
1. Download WinExplorer by Nirsoft.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file to a convenient folder and set the compatibility of the winexp.exe file to Windows XP SP3.
Do Every Time
1. Run B-17 so that the windowed game screen is shown.
2. Alt-Tab back to Windows.
3. Run Winexp as an Administrator.
4. In the list of windows shown, click once on "B-17 - The Mighty Eighth" so that it is highlighted.
5. Select the "Style" tab in the area below the list of windows.
6. Uncheck "WS_DLGFRAME" and "WS_BORDER"
7. Close the WinExplorer program.
7. Alt-Tab back to B-17
That's it - the game should now be shown without any title bar or border.
ikrananka
Not so new !!!
Registered: Nov 2010
From Canada
Posted September 06, 2022
I don't use WinExplorer for this anymore. Instead I use the AutoHotKey command called WinSet.
AutoHotKey can be downloaded from here: https://www.autohotkey.com/
Information on the WinSet command can be found here: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/WinSet.htm
The advantage of this is that I now have a script that starts B17 and automatically removes the window title bar and border. I have this script saved to my desktop and start the game by double-clicking the script's icon. Here's the script if you want to give it a go:
Path_B17 := "C:\GOG Games\B-17 Flying Fortress"
SetTitleMatchMode, 3
Run, %path_b17%\Game.exe,%path_b17%
Sleep, 4000
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, B-17 - The Mighty Eighth
Return
Alternatively, if you also want to use JoystickCurves to tweak your flight sticks response in the game then the script becomes:
Path_JoystickCurves := "D:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\JoystickCurves"
Path_B17 := "C:\GOG Games\B-17 Flying Fortress"
SetTitleMatchMode, 3
Run, %path_joystickcurves%\JoystickCurves.appref-ms,%path_joystickcurves%
Sleep 3000
Run, %path_b17%\Game.exe,%path_b17%
Sleep, 4000
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, B-17 - The Mighty Eighth
Return
AutoHotKey can be downloaded from here: https://www.autohotkey.com/
Information on the WinSet command can be found here: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/WinSet.htm
The advantage of this is that I now have a script that starts B17 and automatically removes the window title bar and border. I have this script saved to my desktop and start the game by double-clicking the script's icon. Here's the script if you want to give it a go:
Path_B17 := "C:\GOG Games\B-17 Flying Fortress"
SetTitleMatchMode, 3
Run, %path_b17%\Game.exe,%path_b17%
Sleep, 4000
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, B-17 - The Mighty Eighth
Return
Alternatively, if you also want to use JoystickCurves to tweak your flight sticks response in the game then the script becomes:
Path_JoystickCurves := "D:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\JoystickCurves"
Path_B17 := "C:\GOG Games\B-17 Flying Fortress"
SetTitleMatchMode, 3
Run, %path_joystickcurves%\JoystickCurves.appref-ms,%path_joystickcurves%
Sleep 3000
Run, %path_b17%\Game.exe,%path_b17%
Sleep, 4000
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, B-17 - The Mighty Eighth
Return
Post edited September 06, 2022 by ikrananka
Gudadantza
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Registered: Aug 2010
From Spain
Posted November 03, 2022
The simplest way to solve the always present bar is running he game with the ddrawcompat dll wrapper in the game folder.
Happyloaf
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Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
Posted March 13, 2023
How do you use ddrawcompat to remove it?
bb0110
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Registered: Dec 2016
From United Kingdom
bb0110
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Registered: Dec 2016
From United Kingdom
Posted June 07, 2023
forgot to mention had to use version 2 of the file - version 3 didn't work