Need Help w/ Video Problem -- a Challenge for the Smart ones here ??

bjassin

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Ok..This problem is driving me crazy, and I can't find a solution on my own. Ever since the Detonator 3 drivers were released, I am experiencing a small visual artifact with them. Whenever I quit Q3, the windows "start" menu becomes dark..not the items in the menu, but rather the word "start" itself. It's like there is a black rectangle at the lower left side of the screen.

Also, the words "Windows ME" are all blurry. I can still read the items items in the menu (shut down, run, help, search, etc.) and they all work...It's just that the start box becomes all black. Nothing fixes it except restarting. Changing the position of the toolbar, changing resolutions, etc. doesn't help.

Does anyone else have this problem and is there a solution?? The only nvidia drivers without this problem are the 5.33 version...the 6.xx version all have this problem.



Thanks,
BJ

Creative Geforce2, PIII 650, Abit VT6x4, Windows ME, latest Via Agp driver....

 

bjassin

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Nope..not overclocking....

Wow...I can't believe I am the ONLY one having this problem.....I should also state that when I installed Win ME I did a clean install with hard drive reformatting...

BJ
 

subhuman

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yup had the same problem with a creative tnt2. went back to the old drivers since i dont need good 3d stuff, no games here. went away.
 

bjassin

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Well thanks for your response...for a second there I was beginning to think I was the only one with this particular problem...

BJ
 

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My tip of the day is if you get problems with Detonator 3 drivers try Detonator 2 drivers(5.22 are rock solid),normally this will tell you if it is a driver problem.

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bjassin

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Yep. Like I said, I am using the 5.33 drivers and they are solid---I don't get that start menu blackening for one. Still, in terms of speed, they are SIGNIFICANTLY slower than the 6.xx drivers. Quake3 timedemo 1 for the 5.33 drivers is 77 fps, while for the 6.xx drivers, it's 87 fps.

BJ

 

OneOfTheseDays

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hey, lots of people share your problem. GO TO THE REACTOR CRITICAL MESSAGE BOARDS and post your problem there. I remember seeing tons of posts about corrupted start menus and the such.