rec.autos.simulators

> x-no-archive: might be

> For some reason, unknow to myself, GPL will no-longer run in 512 x 384
> res. What happens now when I try (after over 16 months of it being fine)
> is that the screen makes a high-pitched noise and about 4 game 'windows'
> appear side-by-side, over lapping across the screen. I can run it in 640
> x 480, but that obviously means a bit of a frame rate hit on my system:

> P200 MMX, 32MBs RAM (don't laugh) :o)
> Voodoo2 12MB 3dfx card - (Guillemot, current drivers)

> I think the problem lies in the windows configuration, because when I
> right clicked my desktop, selcted properties, selcted the 3dfx tab my
> screen seemed to readjust itself, just before GPL went wrong. The res
> option is now stuck at 640x480...

> Any ideas?

> x-no-archive: might be

> For some reason, unknow to myself, GPL will no-longer run in 512 x 384
> res. What happens now when I try (after over 16 months of it being fine)
> is that the screen makes a high-pitched noise and about 4 game 'windows'
> appear side-by-side, over lapping across the screen. I can run it in 640
> x 480, but that obviously means a bit of a frame rate hit on my system:

> P200 MMX, 32MBs RAM (don't laugh) :o)
> Voodoo2 12MB 3dfx card - (Guillemot, current drivers)

> I think the problem lies in the windows configuration, because when I
> right clicked my desktop, selcted properties, selcted the 3dfx tab my
> screen seemed to readjust itself, just before GPL went wrong. The res
> option is now stuck at 640x480...

> Any ideas?

>For some reason, unknow to myself, GPL will no-longer run in 512 x 384
>res. What happens now when I try (after over 16 months of it being fine)
>is that the screen makes a high-pitched noise and about 4 game 'windows'
>appear side-by-side, over lapping across the screen. I can run it in 640
>x 480, but that obviously means a bit of a frame rate hit on my system:

>P200 MMX, 32MBs RAM (don't laugh) :o)
>Voodoo2 12MB 3dfx card - (Guillemot, current drivers)

>I think the problem lies in the windows configuration, because when I
>right clicked my desktop, selcted properties, selcted the 3dfx tab my
>screen seemed to readjust itself, just before GPL went wrong. The res
>option is now stuck at 640x480...

>Any ideas?

> >x-no-archive: might be

> >For some reason, unknow to myself, GPL will no-longer run in 512 x 384
> >res. What happens now when I try (after over 16 months of it being fine)
> >is that the screen makes a high-pitched noise and about 4 game 'windows'
> >appear side-by-side, over lapping across the screen. I can run it in 640
> >x 480, but that obviously means a bit of a frame rate hit on my system:

> >P200 MMX, 32MBs RAM (don't laugh) :o)
> >Voodoo2 12MB 3dfx card - (Guillemot, current drivers)

> >I think the problem lies in the windows configuration, because when I
> >right clicked my desktop, selcted properties, selcted the 3dfx tab my
> >screen seemed to readjust itself, just before GPL went wrong. The res
> >option is now stuck at 640x480...

> >Any ideas?

> Could it be that you start the PC with the monitor switched off, that can
> cause it.