Help! I have this strange problem. I start Direct3D in full screen mode. If I start it in a visible window, it allways works, but pauses after 1-2 seconds for 2 second. The game freezes for 2 seconds and then it continues normal. But, if I use window without VISIBLE flag, game might exit at start, or might not,totally random, and after its started it never pauses. Please advise. Code is bases on DXSDK 3d samples main file: #include <d3d8.h> #include "sp.h" LPDIRECT3D8 g_pD3D = NULL; // Used to create the D3DDevice LPDIRECT3DDEVICE8 g_pd3dDevice = NULL; // Our rendering device HWND hWnd = NULL; // Window WFMApp * game; // Game WNDCLASSEX wc; HRESULT InitD3D() { if( NULL == ( g_pD3D = Direct3DCreate8( D3D_SDK_VERSION ) ) ) return E_FAIL; D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp; ZeroMemory( &d3dpp, sizeof(d3dpp) ); d3dpp.Windowed = FALSE; d3dpp.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD; d3dpp.FullScreen_PresentationInterval=D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE; d3dpp.FullScreen_RefreshRateInHz=0; d3dpp.BackBufferCount=1; d3dpp.BackBufferFormat =D3DFMT_R5G6B5;// D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8; d3dpp.BackBufferWidth=800; d3dpp.BackBufferHeight=600; d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil = TRUE; d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat = D3DFMT_D16; if( FAILED( g_pD3D->CreateDevice( D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, hWnd,D3DCREATE_MIXED_VERTEXPROCESSING, &d3dpp, &g_pd3dDevice ))) { exit(1); } return S_OK; } HRESULT Reset() { D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp; ZeroMemory( &d3dpp, sizeof(d3dpp) ); d3dpp.Windowed = FALSE; d3dpp.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD; d3dpp.FullScreen_PresentationInterval=D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE; d3dpp.FullScreen_RefreshRateInHz=0; d3dpp.BackBufferCount=1; d3dpp.BackBufferFormat = D3DFMT_R5G6B5;//D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8; d3dpp.BackBufferWidth=800; d3dpp.BackBufferHeight=600; d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil = TRUE; d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat = D3DFMT_D16; g_pd3dDevice->Reset(&d3dpp); return S_OK; } //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Name: Cleanup() // Desc: Releases all previously initialized objects //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOID Cleanup() { if( g_pd3dDevice != NULL) g_pd3dDevice->Release(); if( g_pD3D != NULL) g_pD3D->Release(); } //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Name: MsgProc() // Desc: The window''s message handler //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LRESULT WINAPI MsgProc( HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam ) { switch( msg ) { case WM_QUIT: exit(0); case WM_CLOSE: UnregisterClass( "SolarTrader", wc.hInstance ); game->InvalidateDeviceObjects(); game->DeleteDeviceObjects(); delete game; DestroyWindow( hWnd ); PostQuitMessage(0); return 0; break; case WM_SETCURSOR: // Turn off Windows cursor in fullscreen mode SetCursor( NULL ); g_pd3dDevice->ShowCursor( TRUE ); return TRUE; // prevent Windows from setting cursor to window class cursor break; case WM_CREATE: break; } //return TRUE; return DefWindowProc( hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam ); } //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Name: WinMain() // Desc: The application''s entry point //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- INT WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, INT ) { srand( (unsigned)time( NULL ) ); { // Register the windows class WNDCLASS wndClass = { 0, MsgProc, 0, 0, wc.hInstance, NULL, NULL, (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH), NULL, _T("SolarTrader") }; RegisterClass( &wndClass ); // Set the window''s initial style DWORD m_dwWindowStyle = WS_CAPTION|WS_SYSMENU|WS_THICKFRAME| WS_MINIMIZEBOX|WS_VISIBLE; // Set the window''s initial width RECT rc; SetRect( &rc, 0, 0, 800, 600 ); AdjustWindowRect( &rc, m_dwWindowStyle, FALSE ); // Create the render window hWnd = CreateWindow( _T("SolarTrader"), _T("SolarTrader"), m_dwWindowStyle, CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, (rc.right-rc.left), (rc.bottom-rc.top), 0L, 0L, wc.hInstance, 0L ); } InitD3D(); game=new WFMApp(); game->OneTimeSceneInit(); game->m_hWnd=hWnd; game->m_pd3dDevice=g_pd3dDevice; game->InitDeviceObjects(); game->RestoreDeviceObjects(); game->Run(); return 0; } run procedure: INT WFMApp::Run() { DXUtil_Timer( TIMER_START ); BOOL bGotMsg; MSG msg; msg.message = WM_NULL; PeekMessage( &msg, NULL, 0U, 0U, PM_NOREMOVE ); while( WM_QUIT != msg.message ) { bGotMsg = PeekMessage( &msg, NULL, 0U, 0U, PM_REMOVE ); if( bGotMsg ) { TranslateMessage( &msg ); DispatchMessage( &msg ); } else { if( active) { this->m_fTime = DXUtil_Timer( TIMER_GETAPPTIME ); this->m_fElapsedTime = DXUtil_Timer( TIMER_GETELAPSEDTIME ); this->FrameMove(); if( FAILED( Render3DEnvironment() ) ) SendMessage( m_hWnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0 ); } } } return (INT)msg.wParam; }

Hi!

I also noticed that all dx applications show window, even if they go into fullscreen mode? Why?

bye,and thanx