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Black screen of DOOOOOOM. Come help me out guys...

Cuda1447

Cuda1447

Lifer
Everyone's installed a game, ran the program, seen the splash screen perhaps, had the screen go black and POOF back to desktop. I know you've all had it, so why does it happen? What causes this? Ive heard that directX could be a problem. Or not up-to-date enough video drivers. But in my case this couldn't be a problem.


I just tried installing an old game, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (pretty cool game) got it up and running, ran it and no go. In the readme it suggests video card drivers or directX. I need V. 6.0 for DX, and Ive got 9! I know my video card drivers are up to date enough, cause this games like 3 or 4 years old. So whats the problem? Do I need to downgrade to DX6 to get this game to run properly? What can I try?
 
Do you have the latest patch for the game? You could try running it in compatibility mode.
 
I can run Heroes 3 on XP perfectly.
Try getting the latest patch and-or running the game in win95/98 compatibility mode.
 
I did a bit of searching. This thread might be of help. Otherwise, you could try asking on that forum.

Edit: This was one of my favorite games as well, so I hope you find a solution.
 
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