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Post subject: Display Settings
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Display mode switching may cause incompatibilities with some games. For example: if your desktop is set to 1024x768 resolution and the color depth is set to 32-bit True Color while the game is set to run at 800x600 and 16-bit High Color, DirectX will attempt to change the display mode. After the game finishes running, DirectX should change the display mode back to your desktop settings. If you have an incompatible or outdated video driver, incorrect resolution settings, or incorrect monitor settings, the process of resolution switching may not work correctly.
This incompatibility can be seen as the following:
1. When you launch the game, it will begin loading, flicker or flash, then crash back to the desktop, with or more likely without an error message.
2. When you launch the game, the monitor shuts-off or goes into "standby" mode. Sometimes a message about being out of range is given.
As with many game problem, a video driver update can fix this. Check the troubleshooting section on DirectX and drivers for more information.
If the driver update does not fix this, you will need to change your display settings manually. To change these settings:
Go to Start.
Select Settings then Control Panel.
Double-click on the Display icon.
Click on the Settings tab and you will see your current color setting and resolution.
Change these to match the game's settings.
Setting the desktop to 800x600 and 16-bit high color is usually the most compatible setting.
However, you may want to change to 640x480 and 256 colors for some older games.
For Windows XP users:
To adjust your color and resolution settings:
Right-click the desktop where there are no icons.
Select Properties.
Click on the settings tab at the top of the window.
On this screen, you can change the screen resolution and color quality.
The minimum screen resolution and color quality for Windows XP is 800x600 and 16-bit color. If you would like to change the resolution to 640x480 and 256 colors, you will need to adjust this in the shortcut's compatibility mode setting. For more information on how to do this, please see the guide on Compatibility Mode.
Advanced Settings
For some games, you may need to adjust your video hardware acceleration. To adjust your video acceleration
Go to Start.
Select Settings then Control Panel.
Double-click on the System icon.
Click on the Performance tab, and then click the Graphics button.
Here you will see a slider to adjust the hardware acceleration in Windows. What this does is adjust the control Windows has over your video card. The video card's built-in instructions and features may cause a conflict with the game. The lower the setting, the fewer features the video card will have to use. The higher settings will allow the video card to use more of its features. Games with high 3D requirements will usually work best with this setting on Full. Some older games may not work correctly until you lower this setting to None or Basic. Each time an adjustment is made to this slider, the computer will need to be restarted before changes can take effect.
If all your programs are working properly, keep this slider in the full position.
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