Video Issue after start

[BuffDaddy]

As soon as i start cmbb the monitor goes blank and starts making noises like its changing resolution/refresh every 4-5 seconds eventually it stop and the system locks up.

Specs

amd 1.4ghz

512 DDR ram

Geforce 3 64mb

sb live value

[BuffDaddy]

also got win xp

[Madmatt]

For some reason the video isn't intializing properly.

What usually works in these situations is to first reinstall DirectX and then update or re-install your video drivers.

DirectX 8.1b can be donwloaded direct from Microsoft here

but since you have XP installed you will need to download the Service Pack 1 which comes with the newest version of DirectX.

Once you have done that, or if you already have the latest DirectX, you should then re-install your video drivers. With a Geforce 3 I recommend the Nvidia 30.82 drivers but you can also use the new ones that Microsoft offers via their Update Windows page which are version 30.87.

Both work great on my GF3 card.

Next, after you have done those steps check in your CMBB folder and see if there is a file called Combat Mission BB Prefs. There probably will not be, but if there is you need to delete it.

Now relaunch the game.

The *best* way to install video drivers is to always uninstall the current driver FIRST and then install the new ones. This process is usually explained in the text files that come with the new drivers.

Madmatt

[tracer]

Win XP had some issues with the AMD chipsets causing a problem with the refresh rate on some monitors, it tried staying locked to 60HZ, as Mad Matt explained the service pack 1 at windows updates corrects this problem.