computer GURU help needed

[Gunslinger]

I'm trying to play Rome Total War and for some reason it isn't working.

Every time I load the game the monitor goes blank and I get the bouncy message:

OUT OF SYNC
212.6khz 239Hz

I havnt changed any of the seettings and the newst thing done to my OS was a windows update that happend last night automatically (how....I dont know yet)

I run my desktop at 1024x768 32 bit

I tried opening the preferences.txt file and changing the settings to 16bit but that didn't help.

ANyone got any Ideas?

[vorticon]

games trying to run at to high a refresh rate...

[Engine]

Sounds like the game is trying to run at a resolution the monitor can't handle. See if you can change it to run at 10x7 in the preferences.txt?

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by vorticon
games trying to run at to high a refresh rate...

Yes,  Thank you for your observation.  It was....how do I put this.....OBVIOUS!  JK  

I'd hate to be an IT guy cause a restart was all that was needed.  Dealing with idiots like me all day would probbaly get tiresome.  

[vorticon]

Originally posted by Gunslinger
Yes,  Thank you for your observation.  It was....how do I put this.....OBVIOUS!  JK  
 

it was meant to be obvious, if you cant say anything helpfull, and you feel like a idiot for saying nothing, point out the obvious...

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Gunslinger

I havnt changed any of the seettings and the newst thing done to my OS was a windows update that happend last night automatically (how....I dont know yet)

Just to address this bit...

Open your Control Panel. If you're using the "Category View", you'll see the Security Center link at the bottom right. Click that and you'll find another link that says "Automatic Updates".

If you're using the Control Panel in classic view, just click the Automatic Updates icon.