Destroyer Command HELP!

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"Briguy" <Briguy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:76D7346E-7881-4F54-B6C7-742D16A04F60@microsoft.com...
>I know DC is not supported on XP, and the game itself "runs" pretty well,
>but
> I have MAJOR graphics issues. Mainly, most of the text is really jumpy or
> is
> not showing up at all, especially in the various menus. Some text
> disappears
> all together. Other symptoms include a visible "box" around the moon and
> some
> gun flashes and smoke. Also, several gauges in the various ship's stations
> jump around so bad you can't tell what is supposed to be on them. I have
> the
> latest Nvidia driver (71.89), DirectX 9.0c, and downloaded the DC 1.1
> patch.
> I also tried to run it in the other compatability modes as well as
> tweaking
> color and resolution settings but NOTHING works! I've always been able to
> run
> older games on XP. PLEASE HELP!

Hello, have you tried installing one of the 6x.xx series of drivers? I know
the 71.xx have a few issues with quite a lot of games.

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Paul Smith,
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