Computer Question: Displaying high-res applications on a a low res screen

I have a notebook with a rather low resolution screen (1024X600). I would like to use an application which only runs in a higher resolution (I think its 1280X1024). When I try to run it, it starts, but the screen only displays the middle portion of the total image (it cuts off a “border” around the outer edge). The application will also run in a windowed mode, but since the window is considerably smaller than the screen, even more is cut off. This wouldn’t be such a problem, but all of the menu buttons are located at the outer edge of the image. I believe the application uses Macromedia Projector(?). Is there any way to desample or otherwise “shrink” the image so the entire thing will display on a low res screen? Yes, this is a game. So, yes, I will live if this is an insurmountable problem. Thanks.