Hi Kris,
I would try the "Troubleshooting" section posted below as
well as the different method to install your drivers...
Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues.
Me & XP users should create a restore point before any upgrades:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp
Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you install DirectX 9.0b*:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/deta...9E-07C1-462A-BAEF-5EAB5C851CF5&displaylang=en
* Shut DL accelerators, firewalls and antivirus programs off while downloading or installing.
Also, check the game's website before continuing in case they released a new patch/update!
Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
never done this before I recommend you also look over the Nvidia's FAQ:
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=support_faqs
2. Download the latest driver v. 44.03 for your Nvidia Card:
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=winxp-2k_44.03
3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\Nvidia 4403
4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
9. Double click the 44.03 driver we saved to My Documents\
Drivers\Geforce folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.
10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 1024x768 Screen Resolution.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
your Video card. These steps are listed at:
http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
(Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:
BETA Drivers:
http://download.guru3d.com/
OMEGA Drivers:
http://www.omegacorner.com/
There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!
--
Cheers,
Jimmy S.
Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk
Microsoft Online Tech Support:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
Game FAQ's:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| Ok....I'm running the latest version of DirectX, got a
| new monitor and a video card (VisionTek Xtasy GeForce 4
| Ti4600) and all their latest drivers (that are supported
| by windows). When I upgraded my computer to a P4 and put
| Xp Pro on, I've receieved some difficulty in playing some
| games. Any games that seem to require 3d accel, like FPS
| or the newer RTS (Like Warcraft 3 and Unreal 2) do not
| give me a display. Instead, once the opening cinematics
| are through, and I go to any screen that has animations
| (like Warcraft's main menu) I get a brief flicker of that
| picture, then my screen goes blank. I know the game is
| still running in the background, as I can hear my
| computer and speakers going. Also, when I try to exit, I
| get another brief flicker of the actual picture, then I'm
| brought back to windows.
|
| Got any ideas?
