How to run Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light in a window (sort of)
- Make sure that the game is set to run in a resolution lower than your monitor’s resolution (choose Setup Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light when launching the game from the Steam client; or, from the game’s main menu, choose HELP & OPTIONS, then GRAPHICS, then DISPLAY MODE SELECTION).
- Download DxWnd.
- Extract the downloaded archive (which will be called something like
v2_05_60_build.rar) to a new folder. Download
GoL3.dxwto somewhere, e.g. the DxWnd folder.You may also want to download
GoL2.dxworGoL.dxw, older versions ofGoL3.dxw. Only use them ifGoL3.dxwdoesn’t work.- Run
dxwnd.exein the DxWnd folder. - Click the File menu, then Import ..., and choose
GoL3.dxw. Click the newly added Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light entry, then the File menu, then Run.
If nothing happens, you may have the game installed in a non-default location. Click the Edit menu, then Modify, and adjust Path to the correct value. On this screen, you can also change where the game window will appear by adjusting X and Y or selecting Desktop center.