Display issues with new PC

kingnebwsu · 11-03-2003, 10:58 PM

I just got a new PC and I'm having display issues with OOTP. I've run several other games (text-based and regular) and they've all worked fine.

My problem is that on the initial "select" screen, all the options are blank. I can click the upper left one to continue my league and everything else seems okay...except for the fact that there are all these horizontal fuzzy red&green bars on the top of the screen. There are 6-10 of them in various portions on the upper half of the screen.

Guess I'll give some info...

All drivers are updated
Running XP (totally updated)
DirectX 9.0b installed
512 MB DDR RAM
1.833 GHz Athlon XP
128 MB Radeon video card

I turned off all the display options in the OOTP menu and this persists. I don't think it's any of my PC parts, as everything seems to be working just fine.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

SoxWin · 11-03-2003, 11:04 PM

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Originally posted by kingnebwsu
I just got a new PC and I'm having display issues with OOTP. I've run several other games (text-based and regular) and they've all worked fine.

My problem is that on the initial "select" screen, all the options are blank. I can click the upper left one to continue my league and everything else seems okay...except for the fact that there are all these horizontal fuzzy red&green bars on the top of the screen. There are 6-10 of them in various portions on the upper half of the screen.

Guess I'll give some info...

All drivers are updated
Running XP (totally updated)
DirectX 9.0b installed
512 MB DDR RAM
1.833 GHz Athlon XP
128 MB Radeon video card

I turned off all the display options in the OOTP menu and this persists. I don't think it's any of my PC parts, as everything seems to be working just fine.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Did you run the game configuration exe?

Steve Kuffrey · 11-03-2003, 11:07 PM

Did you d/l the game onto your new PC or transfer it from a CD?

kingnebwsu · 11-04-2003, 12:49 AM

Just ran the game configuration and turned off direct 3D and that fixed the problem (even though it made some of the backgrounds black and such, but that's expected with 3D being disabled).

I DL'ed OOTP 5 from OOTP's website.

Apparently this is a problem with my DirectX or something along those lines. I don't wanna take up too much time, but any suggestions on what I should do? All the drivers and stuff are updated, but I'm still having other funky stuff going on (which I won't go into here).

I updated Win 98 to Win XP...wonder if that has anything to do with my non-OOTP problems&my display issues? I didn't install OOTP til I got XP running, btw.

Thanks again in advance for any tips

Steve Kuffrey · 11-04-2003, 01:03 AM

Was this a fresh Windows 98 and XP install or a previously installed?

kingnebwsu · 11-05-2003, 12:47 AM

It was a fresh install...I formatted my HD then installed 98...and a day later updated it to XP.

Don't worry if you don't have time to respond to this eh. I think the problem may be my HD...which makes me sad. I'll have my buddies look at it and I'll report their findings.

I don't know why these problems would be related to that display error (but I won't be OOTP'ing as long as my PC does random restarts/shutdowns though...)

11-03-2003, 10:58 PM	#1
kingnebwsu Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 127	Display issues with new PC I just got a new PC and I'm having display issues with OOTP. I've run several other games (text-based and regular) and they've all worked fine. My problem is that on the initial "select" screen, all the options are blank. I can click the upper left one to continue my league and everything else seems okay...except for the fact that there are all these horizontal fuzzy red&green bars on the top of the screen. There are 6-10 of them in various portions on the upper half of the screen. Guess I'll give some info... All drivers are updated Running XP (totally updated) DirectX 9.0b installed 512 MB DDR RAM 1.833 GHz Athlon XP 128 MB Radeon video card I turned off all the display options in the OOTP menu and this persists. I don't think it's any of my PC parts, as everything seems to be working just fine. Any feedback would be appreciated.

11-03-2003, 11:07 PM	#3
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Did you d/l the game onto your new PC or transfer it from a CD? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

11-04-2003, 01:03 AM	#5
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Was this a fresh Windows 98 and XP install or a previously installed? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

11-04-2003, 12:49 AM	#4
kingnebwsu Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 127	Just ran the game configuration and turned off direct 3D and that fixed the problem (even though it made some of the backgrounds black and such, but that's expected with 3D being disabled). I DL'ed OOTP 5 from OOTP's website. Apparently this is a problem with my DirectX or something along those lines. I don't wanna take up too much time, but any suggestions on what I should do? All the drivers and stuff are updated, but I'm still having other funky stuff going on (which I won't go into here). I updated Win 98 to Win XP...wonder if that has anything to do with my non-OOTP problems&my display issues? I didn't install OOTP til I got XP running, btw. Thanks again in advance for any tips

11-05-2003, 12:47 AM	#6
kingnebwsu Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 127	It was a fresh install...I formatted my HD then installed 98...and a day later updated it to XP. Don't worry if you don't have time to respond to this eh. I think the problem may be my HD...which makes me sad. I'll have my buddies look at it and I'll report their findings. I don't know why these problems would be related to that display error (but I won't be OOTP'ing as long as my PC does random restarts/shutdowns though...)