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almostsk8r
11 Dec 2006, 16:44
On all the 3D worms games, minimizing the game to system tray (alt + tab) doesn't work.
Does anyone know why? Is there a program or something to make it work?

Muzer
11 Dec 2006, 17:13
worms 4 mayhem: Press ctrl+alt+delete and the game will go into a window. Then don't close the task manager, but open the ap you want to use. Then, close task manager.
It doesn't minimise it, but it does a similar thing :)

AndrewTaylor
11 Dec 2006, 23:54
I've found Worms 4 is extremely easy to alt-tab in and out of as long as you have another programme open to alt-tab to. I've never got it to minimise, though.

Muzer
12 Dec 2006, 19:19
As I said, you can ctrl+alt+del out of w4m (but obviously not end it)

bonz
14 Dec 2006, 18:57
To heck with it!
Could one of you two please change their avatar? :eek:

Muzer
14 Dec 2006, 20:42
Every time someone reminds me, I'm always on the wrong PC (where bananaworm2.gif isn't)

Liketyspli
15 Dec 2006, 21:56
THANKS DANGER FOR THE BRILLIANT AV, IN USE SINCE 2004!
Wow, never knew MAD 5 took that long ;)

Muzer
16 Dec 2006, 08:41
I'm finally on the right PC :)

Antitoon
17 Dec 2006, 14:02
Do you have a solution for Worms World party?

Muzer
17 Dec 2006, 17:00
No. Worms World Party is the one of the only ones it can't be done on.
Solutions:
1) Wait, possibly for years, until Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party are combined (which will happen)
2) Buy Worms Armageddon (at https://secure.team17.com for £4.99 or equivalent plus postage), as this is basically the same game, but it is still being updated and the updates let you minimise by pressing esc and clicking "minimise game"

Antitoon
17 Dec 2006, 17:40
I've just found that, but it doesn't seem to work. Can you help me?
http://www.wormsource.com/wwp-minimizer/

Muzer
18 Dec 2006, 18:16
Oh yeah, there are a few 3rd party programs, but I've never been able to get it to work

Lex
21 Dec 2006, 19:54
You can't minimise any Worms games to the system tray. However, you can minimise Worms Armageddon and Worms 2 (the only minimisable Worms games I know) to the taskbar.

Muzer
22 Dec 2006, 12:50
Worms 2? Is that with a TPP? (What Run uses for Third Party Program (I didn't know if many people use it or not))

Pieboy337
22 Dec 2006, 14:58
Worms 2? Is that with a TPP? (What Run uses for Third Party Program (I didn't know if many people use it or not))
Just a simple tap of the windows key or alt-tab mimizes worms 2 for me. But somtimes it dose mess up and freeze when I do that. Only on the odd rare ocasion though.

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