Age of Mythology black screen - please help!

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Hi Jean,

Start Age of Mythology in Safe mode, and then change the Screen Size setting in the game. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then point to All Programs.

2. Point to Microsoft Games, point to Age of Mythology, point to Diagnostics, and then click Age of Mythology - Safe video.

3. When the game starts, click Options on the startup menu.

4. In the Screen Size list, click 640x480x16, and then click OK.

5. On the startup menu, click Exit.

6. Start the game as you do normally.

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"BBQ Jean Valjean" <*@hotN0SP4M!mail.com> wrote in message news:e$9ETcVsEHA.3136@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| I have played Age of Mythology on my machine for a long time now, without
| any problems until recently. One time after opening the program, everything
| loads normally (includingthe intro graphics, movie, etc.) until I get to the
| first menu, where the only thing visible is the stylize mouse pointer. The
| menu interface, graphics, etc. on the rest of the screen is black. I can
| even hear the button sounds when i move the visible mouse pointer to the
| place where the menu ought to be and click the button. All themusic and
| sound plays fine, but the display only shows the mouse.
|
| I tried updating graphics drivers (ATI Radeon 7000 Series) to no avail. I
| cannot turn down the display settings as I cannot effectively get to that
| screen and see the options.
|
| I recently had another issue with my OS (Windows XP) and completely
| reformatted my hard drive, reinstalled Windows, copied my files back onto
| the drive and reinstalled Age of Mythology. It had the same problem!
|
| Let me know if anyone has any idea what could be up.
|
| Thanks.
|
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