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Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: Wilbus on February 17, 2002, 06:47:04 AM

Can start AH but all I get is screen flickering, graphics changing all the time with a blue (sky color) flickering all over and exchanging the normal graphics, totally unplayble in 2000.

I have the latest drivers for my graphics card, I have tried with the ones I am using now (the ones for this card) and the Detonator drivers (latest too), I have DX8.1 and running a non English OS (Swedish).

Tried different video settings in AH but no luck :(

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: FirstBorg on February 17, 2002, 07:26:13 AM

I have the same Problem. Try detonator driver 6.31. It should work, but in other games it is very slow.
Im Searching for ways to get AH working with newest drivers.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: mrsid2 on February 17, 2002, 08:14:15 AM

Which display card do you have then?

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: FirstBorg on February 17, 2002, 08:46:11 AM

I have a Asus V7700 GeForce2 64 MB

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: mrsid2 on February 17, 2002, 08:51:23 AM

Try deleting all the video.cfg files (video7 etc) from your AH folder.
AH works well with w2k and the latest detonators, should work also with your asus.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: FirstBorg on February 17, 2002, 08:53:17 AM

I tried this. Does not work.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: mrsid2 on February 17, 2002, 08:57:28 AM

Try installing and running this (http://users.kymp.net/cable130/nvreffix-setup.exe) setting all display resolutions to 85hz or closest match.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: Cerber0s on February 17, 2002, 11:32:00 AM

Got it too work even before I read your replies! GREAT!

I reinstalled DX8.1, removed my drivers and installed the Non beta drivers for my card (had latest beta before). Works like a charm now!

Thanks all!

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: Wilbus on February 17, 2002, 11:33:59 AM

just so you know, the Cerber0s guy who poasted above was me, brother was logged in and I forgot to change.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: mrsid2 on February 17, 2002, 11:44:39 AM

You still should install the nvreffix because otherwise your game refresh rate will be 60hz.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: FirstBorg on February 17, 2002, 11:48:33 AM

The software tells "The program was unable to read your display adapter setup information".

Should I install non-beta drivers?

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: mrsid2 on February 17, 2002, 11:54:32 AM

It's not a good idea to run beta drivers in your computer.
First of all they often have bugs, secondly your display card is already so old that the beta drivers probably only slow down your graphics. They are experimenting DX8, T&L and shader functions which your card doesn't even have.

Your card will probably work best with some older, WHQL certified set of drivers which have been optimized to your kind of g-force.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: Wilbus on February 17, 2002, 12:09:28 PM

Actually, this card is one of the newest Gf2 cards, fastest MX card (MX a bit of budget) but nothing old about it.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: mrsid2 on February 17, 2002, 12:11:56 PM

The MX series contains only 1-2 years old technology even if it's sold as new card..

Same still applies.

Btw I hope you didn't get the 64Mb DDR MX because it's actually slower than the normal MX400.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: FirstBorg on February 17, 2002, 01:01:10 PM

I fixed the Problem by installing Windows Service Pack 2 for win2000.

Title: Windows 2000 Porblems
Post by: SpngeBob on February 20, 2002, 02:44:16 PM

I had the same problem..

Service Pack 2 for Win2K Pro fixed it for me as well.

Athlon C 1.2, Hercules GeForce 2 GTS Pro 64 Meg, nVidea 23.11 Drivers, DX 8.1. Now.. on to fix RW problems!