Hi MrHasselblad,

Lets run a diagnostic of your system to see if we can pinpoint the problem.

In order to Create a dxdiag.txt file: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
Afterwards click the "Save All Information..." button in the bottom row.

To post the DX diagnostic information, open the file in notepad, click Edit
/ Select All / Copy and then Paste the data into your post using Ctrl+V. If
you use Outlook Express Click Insert / File Attachment. I hope this helps!


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MrHasselblad Wrote:
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| Game doesn't load properly from either desktop or from program listing. It
| shows a very brief "one page" type of screen (and also some brief music);
| then going back to main desktop automatically. Things I've attempted so
| far... Uninstal and reinstal X2- zero difference. Also no luck with finding
| any possible driver updates (a Microsoft idea??)- no word yet from video card
| company rep. Computer manufacturer recs that I repair OS- which might not
| exactly be an option- due to rather rare system specs. It's almost beginning
| to look as though returning the game might be the only logical option. Could
| it also be one of the accelerator settings? Any ideas of what may have been
| overlooked.