Setting up a wide screen monitor in IL-2/FB/1946

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

First thing is to get all your video settings where you want them.
Best to do it in game, there you can select perfect mode if desired.
Then exit the game

Now find your folder containing the il2fb.exe and other system files.

Open the conf.ini file.

Edit the lines in red.

The example below is for 1920x1200 res

[il2]
title=Il2-Sturmovik Forgotten Battles
hotkeys=HotKey game

[window]
width=1920
height=1200
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

Save the file.
Change the properties on the conf.ini to read only.

Have fun!

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

From my previous post, a bit of Vista help.

You need to have administrator rights.

This is a really easy procedure to follow.

Credit where credit is deserved.

Date: July 5th, 2007
Author: Greg Shultz

techrepublic.com

1, Right-click the Computer icon on the Start menu and select Manage from the context menu. When you do, youâ€™ll encounter a UAC, and you will need to respond accordingly.
Once you see the Computer Management console, go to the navigation pane and click the arrow next to Local Users And Groups to expand the branch. Then, click the Users folder and select the Administrator Account.
With the Administrator Account selected, click More Actions under Administrator in the Actions panel and select Properties from the context menu. When you see the Administrator Properties dialog box, clear the Account Is Disabled check box and click OK.
Now that the Administrator Account is activated, you can also work with the account in the User Accounts tool in the Control Panel.

2, Setting the passwordBy default, the Administrator account has a blank password, so the first order of business after activating the account is to set a password â€” preferably a complex password consisting of at least eight characters and using uppercase, lowercase, and numbers or special symbols.
With the Administrator account selected, click More Actions under Administrator in the Actions panel and select the Set Password command. When you do so, you will see a warning that explains that resetting a password from outside the account can cause irreversible loss of information. However, since the Administrator account has never been used, you can click Proceed with impunity. When you do, you will need to fill in the blanks in the Set Password dialog box and then click OK.

3, Logging in as the AdministratorNow that youâ€™ve activated the Administrator account and set the password, using the account is as simple as logging off. When the Log Off operation completes, youâ€™ll see the Welcome screen and a user icon for the Administrator account. To log on as the Administrator, click the icon and enter the password.
Again, I must emphasize that you should only use the real Administrator account sparingly and never make it your default modus operandi!

Whatâ€™s your take?Itâ€™s a relatively easy operation to activate the real Administrator account in Vista once you know the technique. Now that you know how itâ€™s done, are you likely to use the Vista Administrator account? Have you disabled UAC? If so, do you think that youâ€™ll re-enable it and use this technique instead? Please drop by the discussion area and share your thoughts on the Administrator account technique and UAC in general.

Also you may need to shut down some or all the clapp trapp that makes vista such a resource pig.

I shut down all the usless garbage running in background and to my amazment, Vista can run just as fast as XP.
And you still have the neat clock......(the only thing I like about Vista).

Shutting down the garbage in background also solves all the nagging compatibility
issues with older 32 and or 64 bit software.

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Ok, here it goes.
How to safely shut down the most useless **** running in background.
It's pretty simple.
Disclaimer.....
I make no promises.
If you screw it up, don't blame me!

Press CNTRL ALT DELETE.
You will get the windows defender "dungeon effect" trying to scare hell out of you.
Procede, tell it you are competent to work on your own computer.

Click "Start Task Manager"

Next thing that pops up will be the Windows Task Manager dialog box.

1, At the top left, click on "File"

2, click on "New Task Run"

3, Type msconfig in the white where indicated, then click OK.

4, click on "TOOLS"

5, Click on "Programs" then "Launch".

6, On the top left, click on "Turn Windows features of or off." You may have a 30 second wait for the dialog box to populate.

7, Uncheck ALL the boxed in the "Windows Features" dialog box.

8, Click OK.

Use this procedure to turn the desired featured back on.
I have turned nothing back on, Vista runs great stripped!

Ok, about RAM use in WinXP and Vista, again a repeat.

Windows Vista 32 or XP pro 32, it will never read more then 2.7 gigs of RAM.....

Only the 64 bit versions of Windows and Vista will ever recognise and use more than 2.7 gigs of RAM.

Yes, even your Intel Dual Core duo quad core is not going to use all your RAM.

XP Pro 32 and Vista Ultimate 32 read only 2.7 gigs of RAM.

Vista64 and XP64 see all 8 gigs.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:28 pm

thanks Doodleug, I will try that tonight. I saw this post earlier, do you know if it fixes this specific problem?

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

No, but it solved a bunch of problems for me.
No more install problems with full admin rights.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Newbie Joined: Feb 17, 2008 Posts: 3

I get to the point "Local Users And Groups" and I don't have that on mine..........and what is UAC...and how am i supposed to respond to it....???????

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

Windows User Account Control= UAC

"Local Users And Groups" is a feature of all Vista and XP operating systems.

"Local Users And Groups" is where you set up desk tops for other users
such as yourself, Betty Jo, Cindy Loo Who etc.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

Bumpski

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

Bumpski

Newbie Joined: Nov 01, 2008 Posts: 3

i lost all of my savings by following these instructions!

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

Bummer. You screwed up somehow.

"If given a hammer a carpenter will build a house."

"If given a hammer a moron will only smash his knuckles"

Laughing

DB/Sgt.Slaughter