FS2002 Problems

[TheKentishFledgling]

I've been running FS2002 perfectly for a while now, but recently upgraded my PC.
I now have:
2.1ghz Athlon CPU
256 RAM
GeForce2 Intergrated graphics card
Windows XP (I had this before the upgrade!)
etc etc
It worked fine the first few times I used FS2002, but now, whenever I start, the monitor switches itself off, and I the only way I can turn it back on is by re-starting the PC, or closing FS2002 - flying blind, as it were.

I have the latest drivers for the graphics card.

Any one got any ideas?

Many thanks,
TheKentishFledgling

PS For various reasons, I want to avoid a re-install if at all possible.

PPS This is the same with CFS2!

[amanoffewwords]

How about DirectX - have you got the latest version i.e. 8.1?

2nd suggestion - look at this page on the MS site - it specifically mentions black out screens when playing..sorry, flying FS2002 and others.

3rd suggestion...look at the computer like this . If it doesn't work try looking like this and, if all else fails

HTH
amofw

[shack]

If the new processor is one of the ones designated XP then there seeems to be a problem with GForce 2 cards. The only answer I have heard of is to change the video card, sorry about that.

[msmorley]

The monitor switching itself off is an oddity - on the face of that it sounds like FS2002 is trying to use an unsupported resolution/colour depth/refresh rate combination. Does it work with any other Direct3D applications?

Shack:

This sounds like a nForce system with the integrated GF2 - since they only work with Athlons there shouldn't be an incompatibility problem between the two. That said, adding a new card sounds like a good idea... I just swapped my GF2 for GF4 for FS2002 - now I just need a new motherboard and processor to go with it...

m.

[BlueRobin]

Ed,

Sounds like an interrupt problem. Mail me if you like.


-Neil-

[shack]

msmorley

I know of three people who were running GF2 cards with "normal" Athlon chips with no problems, they changed to Athlon XP chips and had immediate problems with video.

[TheKentishFledgling]

Thanks for all the help so far - still no joy though

BUT I've just been playing around with some settings, and whenever I change the colour settings (display properties) from 16 bit to 32, the screen does the same: blacks out and turns off.

I guess this is something major to do with it?

Thanks,
tKF

[flybhx]

What screen resolution are you using. The last post suggests an unsupported mode of either the card or the monitor.

[TheKentishFledgling]

800*600

But FS2002 is set to run at 1024*....

tKF

[flybhx]

Have you tried running in 32 bit at 800X600. I use a Gforce 2 card at high res but your monitor might not support 1024X760X32

[TheKentishFledgling]

But I have FS2002 set up to run at 1024.. in full screen mode, while my PC is set to run at 800*600.

How do I chane the FS setting over?

Thanks,
tKF

[flybhx]

Go into the settings menu and select the hardware tab. It will then give you a list of settings that the graphics card will support. Make sure that the correct graphics card is shown and then I would suggest for test purposes selecting 800x600x32.

See if that helps at all