Windowed Mode

[Thornton]

I'm sure this has been discussed a lot, but is it possible to play this game in windowed mode? A few mods I've tried haven't worked. Any idea on this?

[Theking]

why do u want it in windowed mode ?

[Chin-Li]

You cant play in a windowed mode

[Thornton]

Martinez: Streaming.

[Sfreyux]

Hi, try this: in your Steam library, click on Vice City with right mouse button, then on "Properties", then on the last button, the one that says "set start parameters" or something like that, my Steam isn't in English right now. Then, in the text box write "-window" or "-windowed", without the quotes, and click Ok. See if one of those work, I'm installing VC right now so I can't tell you if it works for sure :c

[Sfreyux]

Nope, I've tried and unfortunately it seems that these commands don't work on Steam version of the game. According to some forums and Pc Gaming Wiki, you have to downgrade your VC to v1.0 and use a mod to make the game run in windowed mode.

EDIT: Or you can play it in windowed mode by running VC through 3D Ripper DX[www.deep-shadows.com], if it's even possible for a Steam game. I know this might not sound like the best idea, but to me it's always better than having to downgrade (and by that I mean having to run a cracked .exe of) a game you have legally bought on Steam. I can tell you it could work, in fact I've been using 3D Ripper before, to make Scarface: The World is Yours run on my Win8 laptop without random crashes or white textures.

UPDATE: Neither 3D Analyze nor 3D Ripper work for me. I'll leave this message here anyway, in case you want to try this for yourself.

[r1sc]

http://gtaforums.com/topic/733809-vice-city-in-windowed-mode/

[Sfreyux]

Originally posted by r1sc:

http://gtaforums.com/topic/733809-vice-city-in-windowed-mode/

Tried this dll, game doesn't even start. Deleted it, game runs just fine (fullscreen, obviously ._.)

[raiken]

The dll worked fine for me.

[Raven]

Sadly you cant

[Sfreyux]

Epic thread revival. Happy new year, guys XD

[jongizombie]

Originally posted by MWG NoScopeUrNipples:

That doesn't work anyway, 3danalyse won't work either these days. However I've had success with DXWnd:
1: DownloadDXWnd [sourceforge.net]
2: Extract and run dxwnd.exe with Administrator privilidges
3: Go to Edit>Add
4: Click the button with 2 dots next to path and point it to C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Grand Theft Auto 3\gta3.exe
and type something in the Name box aswell.
-If on 64-bit Windows then use \Program Files (x86)\

5: Double click on the list.

At least you only need to do all that junk once as DXWnd saves the settings :)

This works well with GTA VC too. From here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/12100/discussions/0/522730700905025365/

[trooper 𝅙]

ive tried dxwnd but it made the surrounding desktop black but if i use any other games with dxwnd it works fine and if this even gets revived happy 2017 and going into 2018.

[sunshine and rainbows]

I figured it out. Download "direct 3d windower." It's like the other program someone mentinoed but it's specifically for directx games.
You can download d3dwindower using this link https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-70607/D3DWindower-English-version

Run d3dwindower-english.exe, click the + button and then find your vice city directory.
Instead of adding "gta-vc.exe" to the list, add "testapp.exe"
There should be two versions in your steam folder like this. testapp.exe works without running steam so you have to choose this version.

Restart d3dwindower and then double click the .exe in the list or click the computer icon to run it.

I haven't tested the entire game but it opens in windowed mode and plays the intro scene just fine.

Important notes/glitches:
if your mouse stops working try this and restart it through d3d windower again. right click testapp.exe in your actual steam folder and try going to the "compatability" tab and check the box that says "run this program in compatibility mode" and choose windows vista

Also also, if you close the game and you restart it and it's not playing but you can still use the menu, open your task manager with cntrl+alt+delete or cntrl+shift+escape and then find testapp.exe and close it (you will most likely have more than one instance of it running if you get this error)

[tu-short]

that worked ty.

[Ails]

Originally posted by dookie dookums:

I figured it out. Download "direct 3d windower." It's like the other program someone mentinoed but it's specifically for directx games.
You can download d3dwindower using this link https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-70607/D3DWindower-English-version

Run d3dwindower-english.exe, click the + button and then find your vice city directory.
Instead of adding "gta-vc.exe" to the list, add "testapp.exe"
There should be two versions in your steam folder like this. testapp.exe works without running steam so you have to choose this version.

Restart d3dwindower and then double click the .exe in the list or click the computer icon to run it.

I haven't tested the entire game but it opens in windowed mode and plays the intro scene just fine.

Important notes/glitches:
if your mouse stops working try this and restart it through d3d windower again. right click testapp.exe in your actual steam folder and try going to the "compatability" tab and check the box that says "run this program in compatibility mode" and choose windows vista

Also also, if you close the game and you restart it and it's not playing but you can still use the menu, open your task manager with cntrl+alt+delete or cntrl+shift+escape and then find testapp.exe and close it (you will most likely have more than one instance of it running if you get this error)

This worked for me. I needed to run the game in windowed mode so Streamlabs can capture it for me on my stream. Thanks so much!