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SirJaunty
31st Oct 06, 4:26 AM
Hello oh great ones of the machine..soz I'll start again. Ahem, ..got a tiny but very annoying problem concerning screen ratio.
I did until recently run DOW through a Gforce2 64mb MMX400 and with the wind in the right direction and a little encouragement with the latest unified Nforce drivers got it to run at a fair lick.
However yesterday I thought it was time to do a little upgrading and so went out and bought a fx5200 128mb/DDR which sat in my AGP slots quite happily. However after switching everything on I got no response from the monitor and took my PC back to the shop with the card in it. The guy at the counter set it up saying that Windows XP is a little tempremental at finding new hardware in some cases.
Got it home and tried to run DOW, and although it ran perfectley on the shops LCD monitor, on mine I got a portion of the screen with the intro details on it, as though it was trying to strech the image to fit a much bigger screen.
I ran the GConfig utility but the same thing happened until I ticked the Run In Window box, then everything was fine..apart from I dont want to run it in a window.
Cant convince the blessed thing to fit the screen once the game starts up, and ye I have done all the usual basic stuff like changing screen resolution but it still happens.
I would really love some pointers on this one, and would be grateful for any help you could give me.

here are some files you might find usuful
WarningsLog:
20:32:52.28 W40K started at 2006-11-30 20:32
20:32:52.28 OS NT 5.1, 511MB Physical Memory
20:32:52.28 RUN-OPTIONS
20:32:52.28 WORKING-DIR C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn Of War
20:32:52.28 USER Owner
20:32:52.28
20:32:54.21 MATHBOX -- Version=5, Cpu=INTEL Pentium-IV:f=15,m=2, Mode=SSE
20:32:54.21 FILESYSTEM -- filepath failure, path does not exist 'Engine\Locale\english\Data'
20:32:54.21 GAME -- Warning: Failed to map folder 'Engine\Locale\english\Data'.
20:32:54.21 GAME -- Warhammer, 1.51, Build 92683
20:32:54.21 GAME -- Available memory: 510MB RAM, 1199MB Pagefile
20:32:54.21 State::State - set socket send buffer to 131072
20:32:54.21 State::State - set socket receive buffer to 131072
20:32:54.21 HostState - 192.168.0.2:6112 / 192.168.0.2:6112
20:32:54.21 PeerState - 192.168.0.2:6112 / 192.168.0.2:6112
20:32:54.21 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
20:32:54.21 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
20:32:54.21 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
20:32:54.21 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = Desc = NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
20:32:54.21 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0322 SubSys = 0x00000000 Rev = 0x00A1
20:32:54.21 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x23BB (9147)
20:32:54.21 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-0B40-0A2000C2CB35}
20:32:54.21 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:32:54.21 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:32:54.21 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:32:54.31 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
20:32:56.34 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
20:32:56.34 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
20:33:09.12 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Initializing Mod w40k, 1.0
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Locale\english\Data'.
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'.
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Low'.
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Low'.
20:33:10.89 GAME -- Warning: Campaign 'DATA:SCENARIOS\SP\DAWNOFWAR.CAMP': the section CampaingIntro is missing!
20:33:13.81 RENDER ANIM -- Art/UI/3D_Models/Campaign_Menu: Unable to open file!
20:33:13.81 Unable to load CampaignFrontendModels.lua!
20:33:13.81 GAME -- Using player profile Brother Blake
20:33:47.64 APP -- Game Load
20:33:47.64 GAME -- Ending FE
20:33:47.64 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:33:47.82 APP -- Game Start
20:33:47.82 GAME -- Ending FE
20:33:47.82 GAME -- Beginning single player mission 'savegame13' (5 Computers)
20:33:47.82 GAME -- Initializing sync checking...
20:33:47.82 GAME -- Initializing FX Manager...
20:33:47.84 GAME -- Initializing Rendering Systems...
20:33:47.85 GAME -- Initializing NISLets...
20:33:48.04 GAME -- Initializing World Blueprints...
20:33:48.04 GAME -- Initializing Scene Graph...
20:33:48.04 GAME -- Initializing MOD systems...
20:33:56.14 GAME -- Initializing Session...
20:33:56.14 GAME -- Initializing Players...
20:33:56.23 GAME -- Initializing SCAR (Pre-Sim) systems...
20:33:56.34 GAME -- Initializing Team Colour Systems...
20:33:58.34 GAME -- Preloading all models...
20:33:59.01 GAME -- Applying Team Colours...
20:34:00.20 GAME -- Initializing UI...
20:34:00.21 GAME -- Initializing LUA...
20:34:00.23 GAME -- Initializing SCAR (Post SIM)...
20:34:14.90 GAME -- Precaching Events...
20:34:14.90 GAME -- Initializing Sim-Vis Handlers...
20:34:15.32 GAME -- Initializing AI...
20:34:15.32 GAME -- Initializing SCAR...
20:34:18.25 GAME -- Preparing Sim-Vis...
20:34:18.25 SIM -- Setting SyncErrorChecking level to Low
20:34:18.25 GAME -- Local player (Brother Blake, 0) finished loading (67a76993) (30 seconds)
20:34:29.21 GAME -- Starting mission...
20:35:16.15 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 0
20:35:34.40 APP -- Game Stop
20:35:34.40 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 1
20:35:34.40 GAME -- Ending mission (Abort)
20:35:34.40 GAME -- Resetting SIM...
20:35:34.40 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:35:34.40 RENDER ANIM -- Art/UI/3D_Models/Campaign_Menu: Unable to open file!
20:35:34.40 Unable to load CampaignFrontendModels.lua!
20:36:48.89 GAME -- Ending FE
20:36:48.89 MOD -- Shutting down Mod 'w40k'...
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:36:51.07 GAME -- Available memory: 510MB RAM, 1199MB Pagefile
20:36:51.07 HostState - 192.168.0.2:6112 / 192.168.0.2:6112
20:36:51.07 Session : Now Host
20:36:51.07 Session : We are now a Host
20:36:51.07 PeerState - 192.168.0.2:6112 / 192.168.0.2:6112
20:36:51.07 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
20:36:51.07 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
20:36:51.07 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = Desc = NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
20:36:51.07 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0322 SubSys = 0x00000000 Rev = 0x00A1
20:36:51.07 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x23BB (9147)
20:36:51.07 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-0B40-0A2000C2CB35}
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:36:51.07 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Initializing Mod w40k, 1.0
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Locale\english\Data'.
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'.
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Low'.
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\High'.
20:36:52.98 GAME -- Warning: Campaign 'DATA:SCENARIOS\SP\DAWNOFWAR.CAMP': the section CampaingIntro is missing!
20:36:55.87 RENDER ANIM -- Art/UI/3D_Models/Campaign_Menu: Unable to open file!
20:36:55.87 Unable to load CampaignFrontendModels.lua!
20:36:55.87 GAME -- Using player profile Brother Blake
20:37:05.53 APP -- Game Load
20:37:05.53 GAME -- Ending FE
20:37:05.53 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:37:05.62 APP -- Game Start
20:37:05.62 GAME -- Ending FE
20:37:05.62 GAME -- Beginning single player mission 'savegame13' (5 Computers)
20:37:05.62 GAME -- Initializing sync checking...
20:37:05.62 GAME -- Initializing FX Manager...
20:37:05.65 GAME -- Initializing Rendering Systems...
20:37:05.65 GAME -- Initializing NISLets...
20:37:05.70 GAME -- Initializing World Blueprints...
20:37:05.70 GAME -- Initializing Scene Graph...
20:37:05.71 GAME -- Initializing MOD systems...
20:37:11.64 GAME -- Initializing Session...
20:37:11.65 GAME -- Initializing Players...
20:37:11.68 GAME -- Initializing SCAR (Pre-Sim) systems...
20:37:11.79 GAME -- Initializing Team Colour Systems...
20:37:13.00 GAME -- Preloading all models...
20:37:13.01 GAME -- Applying Team Colours...
20:37:13.75 GAME -- Initializing UI...
20:37:13.75 GAME -- Initializing LUA...
20:37:13.78 GAME -- Initializing SCAR (Post SIM)...
20:37:21.25 GAME -- Precaching Events...
20:37:21.25 GAME -- Initializing Sim-Vis Handlers...
20:37:21.62 GAME -- Initializing AI...
20:37:21.62 GAME -- Initializing SCAR...
20:37:24.48 GAME -- Preparing Sim-Vis...
20:37:24.50 SIM -- Setting SyncErrorChecking level to Low
20:37:24.50 GAME -- Local player (Brother Blake, 0) finished loading (67a76993) (19 seconds)
20:37:27.73 GAME -- Starting mission...
20:42:53.73 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 0
20:43:12.57 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 1
20:43:15.71 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 0
20:43:21.37 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 1
20:43:21.37 GAME -- Ending mission (?)
20:43:21.37 GAME -- Resetting SIM...
20:43:21.37 MOD -- Shutting down Mod 'w40k'...
20:43:21.56 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:43:21.56 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:43:21.57
Application closed without errors

DXDiagTxt:

20:32:52.28 W40K started at 2006-11-30 20:32
20:32:52.28 OS NT 5.1, 511MB Physical Memory
20:32:52.28 RUN-OPTIONS
20:32:52.28 WORKING-DIR C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn Of War
20:32:52.28 USER Owner
20:32:52.28
20:32:54.21 MATHBOX -- Version=5, Cpu=INTEL Pentium-IV:f=15,m=2, Mode=SSE
20:32:54.21 FILESYSTEM -- filepath failure, path does not exist 'Engine\Locale\english\Data'
20:32:54.21 GAME -- Warning: Failed to map folder 'Engine\Locale\english\Data'.
20:32:54.21 GAME -- Warhammer, 1.51, Build 92683
20:32:54.21 GAME -- Available memory: 510MB RAM, 1199MB Pagefile
20:32:54.21 State::State - set socket send buffer to 131072
20:32:54.21 State::State - set socket receive buffer to 131072
20:32:54.21 HostState - 192.168.0.2:6112 / 192.168.0.2:6112
20:32:54.21 PeerState - 192.168.0.2:6112 / 192.168.0.2:6112
20:32:54.21 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
20:32:54.21 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
20:32:54.21 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
20:32:54.21 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = Desc = NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
20:32:54.21 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0322 SubSys = 0x00000000 Rev = 0x00A1
20:32:54.21 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x23BB (9147)
20:32:54.21 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-0B40-0A2000C2CB35}
20:32:54.21 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:32:54.21 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:32:54.21 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:32:54.31 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
20:32:56.34 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:relic_intro.lua'
20:32:56.34 MOVIE -- Opening movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
20:33:09.12 MOVIE -- Closing movie 'movies:dow_intro.lua'
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Initializing Mod w40k, 1.0
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Locale\english\Data'.
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'.
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Low'.
20:33:10.89 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\Low'.
20:33:10.89 GAME -- Warning: Campaign 'DATA:SCENARIOS\SP\DAWNOFWAR.CAMP': the section CampaingIntro is missing!
20:33:13.81 RENDER ANIM -- Art/UI/3D_Models/Campaign_Menu: Unable to open file!
20:33:13.81 Unable to load CampaignFrontendModels.lua!
20:33:13.81 GAME -- Using player profile Brother Blake
20:33:47.64 APP -- Game Load
20:33:47.64 GAME -- Ending FE
20:33:47.64 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:33:47.82 APP -- Game Start
20:33:47.82 GAME -- Ending FE
20:33:47.82 GAME -- Beginning single player mission 'savegame13' (5 Computers)
20:33:47.82 GAME -- Initializing sync checking...
20:33:47.82 GAME -- Initializing FX Manager...
20:33:47.84 GAME -- Initializing Rendering Systems...
20:33:47.85 GAME -- Initializing NISLets...
20:33:48.04 GAME -- Initializing World Blueprints...
20:33:48.04 GAME -- Initializing Scene Graph...
20:33:48.04 GAME -- Initializing MOD systems...
20:33:56.14 GAME -- Initializing Session...
20:33:56.14 GAME -- Initializing Players...
20:33:56.23 GAME -- Initializing SCAR (Pre-Sim) systems...
20:33:56.34 GAME -- Initializing Team Colour Systems...
20:33:58.34 GAME -- Preloading all models...
20:33:59.01 GAME -- Applying Team Colours...
20:34:00.20 GAME -- Initializing UI...
20:34:00.21 GAME -- Initializing LUA...
20:34:00.23 GAME -- Initializing SCAR (Post SIM)...
20:34:14.90 GAME -- Precaching Events...
20:34:14.90 GAME -- Initializing Sim-Vis Handlers...
20:34:15.32 GAME -- Initializing AI...
20:34:15.32 GAME -- Initializing SCAR...
20:34:18.25 GAME -- Preparing Sim-Vis...
20:34:18.25 SIM -- Setting SyncErrorChecking level to Low
20:34:18.25 GAME -- Local player (Brother Blake, 0) finished loading (67a76993) (30 seconds)
20:34:29.21 GAME -- Starting mission...
20:35:16.15 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 0
20:35:34.40 APP -- Game Stop
20:35:34.40 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 1
20:35:34.40 GAME -- Ending mission (Abort)
20:35:34.40 GAME -- Resetting SIM...
20:35:34.40 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:35:34.40 RENDER ANIM -- Art/UI/3D_Models/Campaign_Menu: Unable to open file!
20:35:34.40 Unable to load CampaignFrontendModels.lua!
20:36:48.89 GAME -- Ending FE
20:36:48.89 MOD -- Shutting down Mod 'w40k'...
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:36:51.07 GAME -- Available memory: 510MB RAM, 1199MB Pagefile
20:36:51.07 HostState - 192.168.0.2:6112 / 192.168.0.2:6112
20:36:51.07 Session : Now Host
20:36:51.07 Session : We are now a Host
20:36:51.07 PeerState - 192.168.0.2:6112 / 192.168.0.2:6112
20:36:51.07 PeerState::ConnectCallbackHost - connecting to host at 255.255.255.255:6112
20:36:51.07 GSTransport::Connect - GT2AddressError
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE - Driver[Dx9 : Hardware TnL] on adapter[0], version[4,32]
20:36:51.07 SPDx9 -- Driver Name = nv4_disp.dll Device = Desc = NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
20:36:51.07 SPDx9 -- Driver Vendor = 0x10DE Device = 0x0322 SubSys = 0x00000000 Rev = 0x00A1
20:36:51.07 SPDx9 -- Driver Version Product = 0x0006 Version = 0x000E SubVersion = 0x000A Build = 0x23BB (9147)
20:36:51.07 SPDx9 -- Driver GUID = {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-0B40-0A2000C2CB35}
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:36:51.07 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:36:51.07 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Initializing Mod w40k, 1.0
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Locale\english\Data'.
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Shared_Textures\Full'.
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Sound\Low'.
20:36:52.98 MOD -- Warning: Failed to open folder 'W40k\Data_Whm\High'.
20:36:52.98 GAME -- Warning: Campaign 'DATA:SCENARIOS\SP\DAWNOFWAR.CAMP': the section CampaingIntro is missing!
20:36:55.87 RENDER ANIM -- Art/UI/3D_Models/Campaign_Menu: Unable to open file!
20:36:55.87 Unable to load CampaignFrontendModels.lua!
20:36:55.87 GAME -- Using player profile Brother Blake
20:37:05.53 APP -- Game Load
20:37:05.53 GAME -- Ending FE
20:37:05.53 GAME -- Beginning FE
20:37:05.62 APP -- Game Start
20:37:05.62 GAME -- Ending FE
20:37:05.62 GAME -- Beginning single player mission 'savegame13' (5 Computers)
20:37:05.62 GAME -- Initializing sync checking...
20:37:05.62 GAME -- Initializing FX Manager...
20:37:05.65 GAME -- Initializing Rendering Systems...
20:37:05.65 GAME -- Initializing NISLets...
20:37:05.70 GAME -- Initializing World Blueprints...
20:37:05.70 GAME -- Initializing Scene Graph...
20:37:05.71 GAME -- Initializing MOD systems...
20:37:11.64 GAME -- Initializing Session...
20:37:11.65 GAME -- Initializing Players...
20:37:11.68 GAME -- Initializing SCAR (Pre-Sim) systems...
20:37:11.79 GAME -- Initializing Team Colour Systems...
20:37:13.00 GAME -- Preloading all models...
20:37:13.01 GAME -- Applying Team Colours...
20:37:13.75 GAME -- Initializing UI...
20:37:13.75 GAME -- Initializing LUA...
20:37:13.78 GAME -- Initializing SCAR (Post SIM)...
20:37:21.25 GAME -- Precaching Events...
20:37:21.25 GAME -- Initializing Sim-Vis Handlers...
20:37:21.62 GAME -- Initializing AI...
20:37:21.62 GAME -- Initializing SCAR...
20:37:24.48 GAME -- Preparing Sim-Vis...
20:37:24.50 SIM -- Setting SyncErrorChecking level to Low
20:37:24.50 GAME -- Local player (Brother Blake, 0) finished loading (67a76993) (19 seconds)
20:37:27.73 GAME -- Starting mission...
20:42:53.73 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 0
20:43:12.57 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 1
20:43:15.71 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 0
20:43:21.37 GAME -- SimulationController::Pause 1
20:43:21.37 GAME -- Ending mission (?)
20:43:21.37 GAME -- Resetting SIM...
20:43:21.37 MOD -- Shutting down Mod 'w40k'...
20:43:21.56 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:43:21.56 SPOOGE -- 164.00MB available texture memory
20:43:21.57
Application closed without errors

and good ol' Local.ini
[global]
cameradetail=1
currentmod=w40k
currentmodwa=wxp
dynamiclights=3
event_detail_level=2
force_watch_movies=1
fx_detail_level=2
modeldetail=2
parentalcontrol=0
persistent_bodies=0
persistent_decals=0
playerprofile=Profile1
screenadapter=0
screenantialias=0
screendepth=32
screendevice=Dx9 : Hardware TnL
screengamma=10
screenheight=768
screennovsync=0
screenrefresh=0
screenwidth=1024
screenwindowed=1
shadowblob=0
shadowmap=0
shadowvolume=0
sound_enabled=1
sound_limitsamples=1
sound_nrchannels=16
sound_quality=0
terrainenablefowblur=1
texturedetail=2
unit_occlusion=0

It might be worth noting that when I ran the Direct3d test in DXdiag it to displayed the cube streched and offset just as dawn of war is doing - is this a task switching problem applicable to the monitor and not the software..just so confused!:rolleyes:

Drefan
31st Oct 06, 6:26 AM
Well i had exactly the same problem as you when i tried to upgrade my graphics card. However i decided just to go back to my geforce fx 5200. which i think is the same as yours. Anyway, first time i installed all the drivers and everyting i had the same problem as you, it runs the game as if your screen is only half the size of the one its trying to put a picture of.

Now, firstly have you got up to date drivers? Download them from the nvidia website if you dont. you should have a little nvidia icon in the icon menu bit next to where your pcs clock is (sorry cant remember the name of that menu :S) if it is installed.

If you don't have that, then the latest drivers are not installed
Nvidia drivers download (http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp) from the 3 boxes there you want "graphics driver" "Geforce and TNT2" and then whatever window platform you have, then press go and it will take you to the download page.

This is important, if you have antivirus software running on your pc, you MUST turn it off when you install. - Basically this is the cause of the problem, it stops the installation of the drivers properly configuring.

Then install the drivers and it should work all fine. I had exactly the same problem and thats how i solved it. I just had to reinstall the drivers with my antivirus software turned off.

Hope that works.

SirJaunty
4th Nov 06, 2:51 AM
cheers bruv, finally managed to sort it out by going into Nview 3d settings and resetting the optimal performace setting to single display only - why it defaults to multi-screen i dont know...we cant all be that rich? cheers again mate.:tophat: