🚀 go-pugleaf

Whoops, missed the part where you said you tried unchecking everything.
Nevermind. I don't have any other ideas except to try contacting EA or ATI
support (but if you contact EA, try to hold your temper because no doubt they
will first ask you to reinstall and update your drivers - eventually they may
have something more for you).

-- 
- Tim G.

"HeXetic" <hexemail@hottic.com> wrote in message
news:1Qcpb.144$VM.32694@news20.bellglobal.com
> Try unchecking "See Units Behind Buildings" in the advanced graphics options
> (options->select "custom" level of detail). See this support article for
> details:
> (...)
>
> --
> - Tim G.
>
> "bad_knee" <bl8n8r@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:e817ca4d.0311020746.3e4462e6@posting.google.com
>> hello,
>> I have been experiencing random lockups while playing c&c generals and
>> zero hour.  This only happens while playing network games.
>> I have tried the following so far, and the problem still exists.
>> - Reinstalled windows me several times
>> - Reinstalled Generals and Zero Hour several times
>> - Installed latest graphics drivers for ati radeon 9000 atlantis pro
>> - Installed latest lan drivers for realtek 8139 lan chip
>> - Installed Directx 9.0b
>> - Installed latest via 4in1 chipset drivers
>> - Booted with failsafe settings in bios
>> - Tried playing through a firewall (using PortOverride)
>> - Traced network packets through firewall for malicious connections
>> - Played through a modem directly connected to the computer
>> - Turned hardware acceleration down under "desktop settings"
>> - Set gfx options in Generals to custom and unchecked everything
>>
>> The problem still exists. Is this a known problem, or am I just a
>> lucky customer of an impossible hardware combination?
>>
>>
>> This morning I formatted the hard drive and reinstalled c&c generals,
>> the 65542_65536_english patch, directx 9.0b, the latest via4in1
>> drivers,
>> the latest radeon 9000 drivers, the latest realtek sound drivers, the
>> latest realtek lan drivers and lauched Generals.
>>
>> At the opening menu screen all the "moving" images on the screen
>> flicker in-and-out.  For example, a helicopter flies in over the
>> group of tanks and trucks in the middle, and all that is visible
>> is the rotor-blade, but for a few brief seconds the helicopter body
>> itself is visible.
>>
>> There is also a "flashing effect" going on as the screen rotates that
>> looks somewhat like lightning.  Again, is this a known problem, or
>> am I just a lucky customer of an impossible hardware combination?
>>
>> thanks,
>> bl8n8r