Dock and finder bar problem

A game I play used to run in full screen mode as of last night.  But when i got home tonight the game will not go into full screen.  The dock and finder bar are still in view.  Anyone know how to fix this?

Sounds like it's trying to perform a "safe boot" and failing. I'd try to boot from the install disk and repair disk from disk utility. If the DVD boots then memory is probably OK. If not, then try removing the memory.
Regards,
Captfred

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