D3 in WinXP problem

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4 total messages Started by Carl W Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:53

#89642

Author: Carl W
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:53

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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

Re: D3 in WinXP problem

#89643

Author: Lance DeVooght
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:57

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Carl W wrote:
> 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
Try the command line switch to disable the intro movie.
Sorry, I don't remember the switch & I cannot look for it right now.

-- 
Lance DeVooght

Re: D3 in WinXP problem

#89644

Author: Wesley
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:50

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"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...

Re: D3 in WinXP problem

#89647

Author: 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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