Windows 7 Forums


Reply
Thread Tools

Atl tab in games results in black screen

 
 
capa capa is offline
Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 40
Thanked: 0
 
      06-29-2009
I'm not sure if it's a W7 issue or not but I never had this problem with XP.

Alt tabbing to desktop from a running game is causing the black screen problems since my install. I am unable to get back to desktop or to the game after doing this. It happens in these games:

Crysis
Farcry 2
CountersStrike Source
Team Fortress 2

Anyone got a solution for this problem?

Last edited by capa; 06-29-2009 at 10:00 PM..
 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
 
capa capa is offline
Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 40
Thanked: 0
 
      07-02-2009
Also COD 4 doesnt even load. All I get is this black screen and the only solution is to restart my PC,

Come on Windows 7.. get this fixed please...
 
Reply With Quote
 
ENZO ENZO is offline
New Member
ENZO's Avatar
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Sydney
Posts: 7
Thanked: 2
Send a message via MSN to ENZO
 
      07-02-2009
That's odd, i used to have Alt-Tabbing problems with Cod4 on vista, but with W7, alt tabbing a breeze, just occasionally it will black screen.

Did you do an upgrade install or a fresh install?
 
Reply With Quote
 
oliversk oliversk is offline
New Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4
Thanked: 1
 
      07-02-2009
Hey could run in it in "window mode" if you really have to get back to the desktop .. at least that's what I would do
 
Reply With Quote
 
capa capa is offline
Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 40
Thanked: 0
 
      07-02-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by ENZO View Post
That's odd, i used to have Alt-Tabbing problems with Cod4 on vista, but with W7, alt tabbing a breeze, just occasionally it will black screen.

Did you do an upgrade install or a fresh install?
It was a fresh install on a brand new computer
 
Reply With Quote
 
capa capa is offline
Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 40
Thanked: 0
 
      07-02-2009
it's seem this black screen problem is link to COmodo antivirus. Just switched to training mode and got it running properly.
 
Reply With Quote
 
floater floater is offline
New Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Wales, GB
Posts: 13
Thanked: 0
 
      07-05-2009
I have this problem too, but sometimes if I press ALT+Tab a few times it eventually goes back in to the game. It might be giving the window focus to something else between the desktop and game, I don't really know.
 
Reply With Quote
 
capa capa is offline
Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 40
Thanked: 0
 
      07-07-2009
check your firewall/antivirus.
 
Reply With Quote
 
Kougar Kougar is offline
OCing one chip at a time
Kougar's Avatar
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 527
Thanked: 94
 
      07-09-2009
I can't speak for Far Cry but alt-tabbing any of Valve's games works fine with Windows 7 on my system.

The black screen appears while the system is trying to reload (and catch up to) the running game, if you wait up to a few minutes it should be able to reload on most systems. TF2 usually takes anywhere from 5 to 10 seconds to reload on mine, but I've seen other systems take up to 15 or more.
 
Reply With Quote
 
thedrunk thedrunk is offline
Established Member
thedrunk's Avatar
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 147
Thanked: 7
 
      07-09-2009
The blank screen from alt tabbing isnt W7 it is your video card............

your video card cant handle the sudden stop of the process of video rendering and halts the screen till it refreashes to the desktop try a better vid card
 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
windows 7 HP dc7600 (black screen) help!! kareem Windows 7 Support 32 06-11-2010 09:44 AM
During Windows 7 Start-up I see a black screen for 30s abhiroopb Hardware 7 03-06-2010 07:39 AM
Black flashing screen when playing a video game, please help! Blackwatch89 Windows 7 Support 2 03-02-2010 05:01 PM
Games not running on full screen. awaisagha Gaming 2 01-21-2010 06:09 AM
UAC black screen detoxa Windows 7 Support 2 05-08-2009 12:31 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:04 PM.
W7Forums is an independent website and is not affiliated with Microsoft Corporation.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33