HELP!!!

[L1011blonde]

I seem to be having a perplexing problem with my graphics
settings in FS2004.(see attached pic)



does anybody have a guess at what's going on??

Thanks in advance,L1011blonde

[Gixer]

Looks like the 3d accelerator bit from your card has pooped.  Have you tried re-installing DX9c and your vid drivers?

I would do this first.  Uninstall all old vid drivers first using the 'Add Remove' in your control panel.  Boot into 'Safe Mode' and use a program called 'DriverCleaner3' to get rid of any reminisants of old vid drivers.  

Re-boot PC.  Install DX9c.  Re-boot PC.  Install Vid Card Drivers. Re-boot PC.  

Might also be worth deleting your fs9.cfg file and let it rebuild itself.  Do this after you have re-installed your vid drivers etc.

[L1011blonde]

Thanks Gixer ,I had no more of a clue as to what it was than
a plane could fly with half its electronics missing.(in short I was clueless!!) THANK YOU,THANK YOU THANK YOU,Gixer!!!
(sorry to be so emotional,but I had thought I was screwed,with no way to fix this!!)

Later,L1011blonde

[Gixer]

I take it your fixed it then??  ;D

[L1011blonde]

Yep,what you suggested worked,Gixer. I ultimately discovered that a reskinning program(i.e.,fake-beta Longhorn) called WindowsBlinds was what was causing
the trouble.Uninstalled it,everything's fine now. WHEW!!          
Thanks again for your help!!

Later,L1011blonde