RunWithRes is a command line utility to automatically switch the desktop resolution when running a program.

Before starting the specified program the desktop resolution is changed to the given values and after the program terminates the resolution is changed back to the previously used one.

The latest release containing an example file for easy setup can be found here

usage: runwithres <width> <height> <path to program> <arguments>
			 
       note that <arguments> is optional and that if you have multiple arguments
       you have to enclose the list of arguments with quotation marks (")

running a program at a desktop resolution of 800x600:

runwithres 800 600 "C:\path\to the\program.exe"

running a program with additional arguments at a desktop resolution of 1024x768

runwithres 800 600 "C:\path\to the\program.exe" "/a /b /c"