OMFG please help solve this!

[9xcalibur9]

This is some freaky shit,
ever since I replaced my CRT with an LCD screen half my games dont work. Zero Hour which I have played for 3 years now claims I have a DirectX problem or an issue with the graphics card. But how is that possible if I can still play NFS Carbon which is far newer? Also GTA, Serious Sam 2 and many more games dont seem to load at all with errors. I tried even using system restore but no good. Is there an explaination for this?

 

[9xcalibur9]

Well this appears to only happen when I use the DVI mode.
I switch to analog and it's all good.

 

[Weirdo0815]

What video card you running? I'm going to assume you've updated to the latest driver version... And since you're running a little more intensive games like NFS: Carbon, its a fairly new card?

 

[9xcalibur9]

What video card you running? I'm going to assume you've updated to the latest driver version... And since you're running a little more intensive games like NFS: Carbon, its a fairly new card?

Yes i've reupdated my drivers and directx.
I actually use a quite old gc card - geforce 6600 gt.

This is just too strange.

 

[Weirdo0815]

Hmm..... Have you tried un-installing the video drivers and re-installing? Not just a re-install, I mean fully un-installing, reboot, then download and re-install...
How about the games? The only other suggestion I got is download, straight from Microsoft, the latest build of Directx 9.0c...

Definitly something I've never heard of happening... :?

 

[Thrstbster6]

Have you tried MS update to get information on your LCD. There may be an update for your monitor out there also did your LCD come with a disk if so use it.

 

[chogo]

To properly install new video drivers, you should follow this process:

1) Uninstall NVidia drivers from the Control Panel

2) Reboot

3) Download & Run Driver Cleaner Pro v1.5 to clean up remaining driver traces

4) Download and install newer version of the video driver

 

[HR_Nemesis]

May have bad/wrong dvi-? cable

 

[9xcalibur9]

Well, I never ever had any graphic or directx problems before.
I have a DVI-D cable that came with the monitor. Everything looks neat and clean but 90% of my games just wont start unless I switch to analog.
I used the drivers from the disc, gonna give MS a shot.

Just noticed: System in the Control Panel shows 2 "Deafault Monitor" and 2 more "Plug and play Monitor" for some reason.

 

[irocem]

I had something similar happen to me when I got a new dell lcd..I plug in the dvi cable and turn on the computer and the screen would have weird patterns all over it.. It was really weird..When I put the analog connection back on it would be fine..It was some sort of fluke..I tried a different dvi cable too..same thing..Check out the the manufactures website for drivers..don't use the ones on the disk..maybe you didn't use any drivers..Also,try leaving your computer off for a few mins..then put the dvi cable on and boot up..It actually worked for me..No problems since..very weird indeed !

 

[Mobius]

Return the LCD.

Can't believe you didn't do that already.

 

[Rhinofart]

For shits and giggles I would reboot into safe mode, goto Device manager and remove all the monitors from the system. Reboot into normal mode and install the proper driver for your monitor. Give that a shot.