How to start quake in windowed mode FROM command promps

[quakedemon]

Ok I have a square monitor and when I go to start quake it tells me that since my system doesn't support full screen, it won't start the application. From my research, I should be able to start quake from command prompt, and type -startwindowed or -window somehow, but apparently I don't have a clue how to type properly in a command prompt because all I get is "...is not recognized as operable program or batch file."

I'm not used to using command prompt at all, and after trying a hundred times, I need help.

The "properties" window for the program says the "cmd line" is "C:\Users\MAC-10\Desktop\Quake 1\QUAKE.EXE"

OK so how do I put this into a command line so it will start in NON full screen?

[Adam]

Here's an example that worked for me:

In your Quake directory create a new txt file, open it, paste this line in:

glquake -width 640 -height 480 -bpp 32 -conwidth 640 -window

Save and close the txt file.
Rename the txt file something like Q640.bat
(make sure to change the file from ending .txt to .bat)
Now double click on it and away you go!

Also, if you make a shortcut to Quake you can open it up and add this in :

-width 640 -height 480 -bpp 32 -conwidth 640 -window

So that it looks like this:

"C:\Users\MAC-10\Desktop\Quake 1\QUAKE.EXE -width 640 -height 480 -bpp 32 -conwidth 640 -window"

The -conwidth line is only really required when you get up into higher resolutions but don't want the status bar on the bottom to be too small.

Good luck!

[Syluxguy28O3]

small note about those new to batch files. make sure when saving, select "all files", don't leave "txt document" in the field, or it will still save as a txt, not a batch file.