Re: MS-DOS game display problems running under WinXp
From: Datalocust (Datalocust_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/15/04
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:34:09 -0800
I understand exactly what you are speaking of. However I am using a laptop
(System Stats are below) and there are no independent sizing or positioning
controls. I have tried using an external monitor and attempted to adjust the
sizing, positioning, pincushion, moire, and convergence but to no avail.
"RobertVA" wrote:
> Can you use the controls on the front of your monitor to determine the
> vertical refresh rate? If the rate is different when the programs are
> run in Windows XP's compatibility modes you may need to adjust the image
> size and alignment on your monitor and/or Windows XP advanced display
> settings. For some video accelerator drivers and monitors the settings
> for one refresh rate are independent of the settings for other rates.
> Many video accelerators produce different vertical refresh rates at
> different resolutions.
>
> Datalocust wrote:
> > I'm having some display problems running old DOS based games and some
> > DOS based emulators (such as Nesticle) under Windows XP.
> > The first problem is that games such as Albion install and run
> > perfectly except for the fact that about 15% of the right side game area is
> > cut off. It is running in fullscreen, at 800x600 resolution, the game window
> > is centered on the screen surrounded by black. The cursor is able to move
> > off of the right side of the viewable area and still interacts properly with
> > the game. I have tried ALL possible combinations of the "Compatibility Mode"
> > and "Display Setting" DOS properties. I have also tried starting the .exe
> > from inside a dos prompt with the same results.
> > The second problem with other DOS games (i.e. Nesticle) is that the
> > program goes to fullscreen with the small centered game area being rendered
> > 1.5x. The game area shows up properly along with a mirror image of the left
> > half of the game. Again, all possible combinations of the "Compatibility
> > Mode" and "Display Settings" DOS properties have been tested.
> > The weird thing is that both games run fine when run using the DOSbox
> > emulator, or older versions of Windows. I have tried XP with and without
> > SP2. Just wondering if anyone knows any fixes to these problems, or if they
> > are experiencing this with other hardware.
> >
> > My laptop stats:
> > Dell Inspirion 8500 Laptop P4 2.4ghz 512mb DDR
> > NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go 64mb DDR
> > 15.4" display running at 1680x1050 32bit @ 60hz
> >
> > -- THANKS!
> >
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