1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Display.
3. Click the Settings tab, and then note the settings for Colors and Screen area.
4. In the Colors or Color Palette box, click High Color (16 bit).
5. Move the Screen area or Desktop area slider to 800 by 600 pixels, and then click OK.
6. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
Test the game again.
Try this if the above doesn't work:
Change the refresh rate setting in DirectX
1. Click Start, click Run, type dxdiag.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the More Help tab, click Override.
3. Click Override Value, type a refresh rate setting in the Override Value box that is supported by both your video adapter and the monitor, and then click OK. Try one value at a time.
Note Typical values are 60, 62, 72, and 75.
4. Click Exit.
Note If you change the video refresh rate to a setting that is not supported by the monitor, you can damage the monitor. Check the documentation for the monitor or contact the manufacturer of the monitor to determine compatible refresh rates before you change the default refresh rate setting for your video adapter.
Great_Assassin said:Well none of my friends would let me borrow a monitor. I just wanna fix this at home without changing my monitor.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Display.
3. Click the Settings tab, and then note the settings for Colors and Screen area.
4. In the Colors or Color Palette box, click High Color (16 bit).
5. Move the Screen area or Desktop area slider to 800 by 600 pixels, and then click OK.
6. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
Try this if the above doesn't work:
Change the refresh rate setting in DirectX
1. Click Start, click Run, type dxdiag.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the More Help tab, click Override.
3. Click Override Value, type a refresh rate setting in the Override Value box that is supported by both your video adapter and the monitor, and then click OK. Try one value at a time.
Note Typical values are 60, 62, 72, and 75.
4. Click Exit.
Note If you change the video refresh rate to a setting that is not supported by the monitor, you can damage the monitor. Check the documentation for the monitor or contact the manufacturer of the monitor to determine compatible refresh rates before you change the default refresh rate setting for your video adapter.
Great_Assassin said:big fat kind
Great_Assassin said:So after I set a refresh rate in override, do I exit and restart my computer normally?