Microsoft KB Archive/230026

Overseer: Game Screen Is Distorted or Shrunken

PSS ID Number: Q230026 Article last modified on 05-20-1999

WINDOWS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Tex Murphy: Overseer == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you start Tex Murphy: Overseer, the game screen may be distorted or may be shrunken and appear in the upper-left corner of the monitor.

= CAUSE =

This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true:


 * A Creative Labs PC-DVD DVD-ROM drive is installed in the computer.
 * The Video Configuration settings for the Creative Labs PC-DVD Player are incorrect.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, reconfigure the Video Configuration settings for the Creative Labs PC-DVD Player. To do this:

  Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.   Double-click Display.   Move the Desktop Area or Screen Area slider to the 640 x 480 pixels setting. NOTE: When you have finished following these steps, you can move the Desktop Area or Screen Area slider back to its original setting.   In the Color Palette or Colors box, click High Color (16 bit).   Click OK, and then close Control Panel.   Start the Creative Labs PC-DVD Player. NOTE: If you receive a message indicating that the disc does not contain DVD video data, click OK or Cancel. </li>  On the Settings menu, click Video Configuration, and then click OK. </li>  Click Auto. </li>  Click Save. </li></ol>

Additional query words: access tmo small skewed misaligned proportions graphics aspect ratio

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========================================================= Keywords : kbdisplay kbenv kbhw kbimu Version : WINDOWS: Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.