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Re: D3 in WinXP problem

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From: Alfazor
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:13
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I have a different problem: the buttons seems different and the sight in 
the center of the screen while playing is more thin than usual, I have a 
XP and an ATI Radeon 9250 before I had a Nvidia but the change of video 
card doesn't seem the problem. Anyone have an idea?

Javier


Wesley escribió:
> "Carl W" <me@home.com> wrote in message 
> news:vnl4c25asja1ll4i6i65phili7jj0v6dma@4ax.com...
> 
>>I have an Nvidia 6600GT video card and WinXP SP2.
>>I get to the menu screen but when I go to start the game, the screen
>>flickers in between the windows desktop and a blank screen, as if they
>>are duking it out to see who wins.  Ultimate, the windows desktop
>>remains with the Descent3 minimized.  When I click on that, the
>>flickering continues and windows desktop usually is the one that
>>remains.
>>
>>I have tried new video drivers but no change.  I have changed from
>>OpenGL to D3D and no change.
>>
>>Anyone else have this problem?  This is the retail D3 jewel pack which
>>I just bought and have updated the program already, including the no
>>CD patch.  Without the no CD, the game will have the same issues just
>>doing the video clips.
>>
>>CW
> 
> 
> Exactly same. I have problem  flicker with my Nvidia 6600GT video card and 
> WinXP SP2
> 
> Sadly some older games have problem with XP SP2 and because Nvidia drivers 
> big change to cause some big problem in older games...
> 
> 
> 
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