Starcraft Screen Size Problem

[Guest]

I recently installed Starcraft on my new system running Windows 2000.
My problem is that when I start Starcraft, it plays in a small frame
in the upper left corner of the screen (not in window). I think this
might have something to do with the game running at 640x480
resolution and my computer running at 1024x768, but the game used to
automatically resize in Win 98 using the same video card. Can anyone
tell me how to get Starcraft to play in fullscreen again, without
having to permanently change my video card's resolution?

Thanks in advance for all your help,
Admiral

 

[Rapmaster]

is this an LCD screen?

 

[blues1337]

I have the same problem on my laptop any ideas how to fix it?

 

[Rapmaster]

It's normal on some LCD screens, like laptops. I don't know a solution...

 

[WinterNightPhantom]

I've never heard of Starcraft being positioned in the upper-left corner of a laptop LCD screen, but being positioned in the center is very common. Yes, it happens because the game only runs at 640x480 and the laptop's native resolution is greater than that. This "shrinking" of the screen is done to prevent its pixellation in these lower-resolution programs, and on most modern laptops, there is a way to turn it on or off. The setting in question may have a name like 'LCD Screen Stretch", and it may be found in your laptop's BIOS or display driver settings.

 

[blues1337]

Thankyou