White Screen, Clipboard Rings and Green Blob in Corner Help Please!!

[Wild Goose]

i get the above when i try to run aces high

it worked before

i have formatted now when i start it up, i get a white screen, with only the clipboard rings visible and a green blob in the top left

i have tried all compatibility modes on win 2k they all do the same, and ive tried all graphical options, limiting FPS etc

i really miss not being able to play, i am running a Geforce 2 mx400 on a pentium II 450 mhz, 128 mb ram, and win 2k

any help at all would be great, thanks in advance

kind regards Wild Goose

[kkierste]

For what it's worth, I get the very same thing about 1 in 10 times I play; have to reboot.

[Lephturn]

Do you have Direct X 8.1, and what version of the Detonator drivers are you running?

[Iron2]

Yeah i have the same problem my mouse seems to be dragging a white screen around, but i dont have the green blob so is there anything i can do i did roobot

[Iron2]

I also have another problem it seems that this problem has been going on since the new version of AH, when ever i am flying and i get shot down or crash i have a major freeze, i cant get back to windows or turn off my computer except pulling out the cord out of my wall any suggestions?

[WhiteHawk]

When i go to desktop and return, brings back memories of
the purple blotter in boise '68.

[Lephturn]

If you guys really want help solving these issues, I'll need a LOT more information to work with.  How about CPU/Mainboard, OS, RAM, Video Card, DX version, and video driver versions for starters?

[BigMax]

I've had a 30 to 50% drop in FR as well... Went from 35 - 45 and fairly stable to a base 23 to 25 which drops like a rock to the 8 to 10 range in smoke or multiple plane environments...

System:
P3 800
392 SDRAM
nVIDIA GeForce2 64Meg MX/MX400, by VisionTek
SBLive 5.1 XGamer
DX 8.1

have reloaded sound drivers, video drivers, tried new and older versions. Playing with different memory mangers now...

--> One note, am using a HBlair hand-me-down MOboard and processor which he was getting much higher frames with on a 32Meg card and less RAM. <--

I also have a Win2K Pro configuration using the same MO & Processor combo which produces poorer overall FRs and gives me a nasty little intermittent flash at the bottom of the screen in AH only. Have tried other online games without the problem. & BTW newer nVIDIA drivers, (from nVIDIA, VisionTek, and MS Update) and WIN2K do not work with AH on my FE (get a green screen and clipbaord rings when loaded but it doesn't lock up the system, have reset my video7.cfg file to every setting with no joy).  I have tried drivers from nVIDIA, VisionTek, and Windows Updates... Old, new, and yesterdays newest update @ nVIDIA. The only ones that work for Win2K are the originals that came with my card - all however seem to work normally with Win98SE @ a reduced FR.

Reading the comments posted in other areas, I am inclined to believe that the nVIDIA hardware/software and AH might have a conflict depending on the nVIDIA board manufacturer. Seems to be a recuring theme.  I have also researched VisionTek's track record. They seem to be a reputable producer of quality products. I either have an isolated problem with my card, or my system might have other issues affecting my video and drivers... Can you say "format C:"? Before I do that, I'll wait for my query to their customer support and HTCs before I get that drastic... maybe.

Any suggestions for me to try would be greatly appreciated.

[Revvin]

I get the same thing every couple of times running AH, I don't think its ever happened when running AH from a fresh boot or where I have not run a game before, it tends to happen after playing something else so maybe something is not releasing hardware after its run and then AH falls over because of it? I've attached a copy of my DX Diagnostic.

[BigMax]

My efforts have yielded a few results....

Let me guess, you guys have been swapping out drivers trying to tweek your Frame Rates and have been installing and uninstalling drivers?  I know I have.  I even did a clean WIN98SE install.

Here's what worked for me:  
1) Copy any important files from your main AH directory to a temp directory
2) Then uninstall it (I manually deleted the whole HTC directory after the uninstall).
3) Uninstall your existing video drivers.
4) Reboot your CPU.
5) Install the Video drivers you want to use.
6) Then reinstall AH...  

***Be careful what you copy back to your AH directory, I copied the minimum stuff back over and mine works with the new nVIDIA drivers now - never would before.***

Was a real pain figuring the process out, and my FRs still suck.  But I'm back...

Good Luck

[Iron2]

Alright guys i dont know how to intall those drivers or how to remove them so that possibly couldnt be the problem, but i have figured out that my computer crashes after i hit the water, i think the 3 or 4 times it happened to me i was on the water furballin, weird..

video = microsoft 3d video hardware acceleration

this has been happening like i said from the 1.09 version nothing before that.

[Iron2]

k WildGoose i fixed my white screen problem it seemed that i delete by mistake my backround for HTC and the white screen that was dragging with the mouse, i had a bud sent me both of those files and saved them into AH folder and it worked those two problems where gone,
 
   If u want to try that WildGoose give me u're email adress and i will send you the file to try to fix that problem,  

The green blob thing i have no idea:)

[Lephturn]

Patch this week will improve the fps situation guys... and possibly some of the other issues you are seeing.  Check the Announcements forum for HT's post.

[Iron2]

hopefully.......

[BigMax]

Thanks Leph,
If it makes a difference.. My FR is very close to normal in the CT.