Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Okay I need help...
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I recently purchased a Leadtek nVidia GeForce FX 5700 LE 256 DDR RAM. I also installed the recent 77.30 driver that were provided with BF2. When I played Halo, I noticed a couple of things. One, when I turned on the warthog the dirt would only flash not stay, so it would flicker. Two, the same thing with the Flag, I could see the pole but no flag. I would have to move around to see it. Three, I could no longer see the sniper contrails when I released a round, again if I moved immediatly after I fired it would see the flicker of the trail. Three, The FRG and the Rocket, I could no longer see the green tail to the plasma shells or the smokey trail left by the rocket. So I rolled back my card to driver version 71.89. Still have the same problems but now I cannot see text... AT ALL. MSXML won't even install. It will get to 99% and they it will give some error. I have re-installed Halo and everything. Nothing works. Anybody with I any ideas please reply. Help?

~LoCo~

  • 06.18.2005 4:27 PM PDT
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Someone just posted something about this, so look at the older posts and you may find your answer.

  • 06.18.2005 4:56 PM PDT
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Seriously though. If you know where that certain topic/post is tell me.

I need urgent help people.

[Edited on 6/18/2005]

  • 06.18.2005 5:43 PM PDT
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nvidia, although they often make good drivers, has totaly -blam-ed up their last few drivers. their last stable drivers were thoes released nov. 9th try those.

  • 06.18.2005 7:24 PM PDT
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i think theres something you have to run, its deep within the program file, i haven't had to deal with that sort of problem yet and i haven't payd attention to those types of posts, im sure tomorow people will have an answer for u. sorry i couldnt help ;)

  • 06.18.2005 10:05 PM PDT
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Sexy Legs Davis, any help dude?

Anybody?

Recap: Basically on my new video card ( nVIDIA GeForce FX5700LE ) I cannot see particles or text at all. Not even where you push "t" and it tellls you that you are typing to "all".

  • 06.21.2005 11:22 AM PDT
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First, uninstall Halo. Second, get ccleaner from ccleaner.com, and wipe out all traces of Halo via the 'issues' tab [old keys, ActiveX/COM files, registry settings, etc.].

Third, download either the NGO or DNA optimized drivers from Guru of 3D. Yes, I know many of you are shaking in your boots. Third party drivers!. I have used the NGO ones and I hear nothing but good from the DNA users, too. These are made by professional teams working to fix errors in video card drivers and squeeze out a bit more performance. And, it has been tested by the Guru himself...save the installer package to whichever one you choose [I'd go NGO] to your desktop.

Fourth, use ccleaner's 'tools' menu to uninstall your nVidia drivers. When it asks you to reboot, do it.

Fifth, use ccleaner's 'issues' tab to clean out any nVidia stuff.

Sixth, install the new drivers, then install Halo.

For my pc, running an X850XT, I got crap performance in Battlefield 2 with the new Catalyst drivers - switched to NGO and I get no frame rate jumps or loss of textures/effects.

Now, I suppose if you're too freaked out to use thrird-party drivers, you can always download an earlier version of the nVidia ones and substitute those into the process instead of the NGO/DNA ones.

  • 06.21.2005 11:45 AM PDT
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I think Chewy Gumball had a link in his siggy about this. Check it out.

  • 06.21.2005 11:46 AM PDT