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Old August 10th, 2021, 09:22 PM
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Default Re: Win10

My last computer had a graphics card (forget which), a simple one with not much memory and it used the whole desktop. That was windows 8, and upgrading to 10 it operated the same way.

The latest computer has intel integrated graphics and w10 and it uses the full height of the desktop, but leaves 4-6(?) pixels unused on the left and right margins.

My thoughts are that it is either the simple shared-memory intel integrated graphics, or Windows 10 is misreportint the windows margin size by using its "fat" borders as the basis. But it worked fine in the PC with a "real" GFX card...

The current box was supposed to be an interim machine, it was just an ex-corporate box the local PC shop had on offer when the previous HD decided to go titsup. It's lasted almost 3 years as interim things tend to do. But it is time for a new box, I'll maybe get one with a standalone GFX card again, though these seem pricey these days - you could ge a 1 GB one a few years back for 50-60 quid.

As to the install folder - keeping away from Program Files is a very good idea post windows XP. Some people may get it to work fine (and properly process upgrades by putting these in the game folder rather than the "personal" user folder) but that's windows for you. Everyones mileage varies.
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