Lady__Myst
10-08-2004, 01:49 PM
Hi fellow Mysters!
I would really, really appreciate your help. I don’t know much about computers. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif
I completed the first Myst and most of Riven (I think! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif) before my laptop crashed (not related to playing Myst!). Dell replaced my hard drive and motherboard. My laptop’s previous operating system was Windows ME; however, when they put a new motherboard in I installed Windows XP Professional.
It’s been over a year since I last played Riven (the last time I played was pre-crash and pre-XP upgrade). But now I have time to play again, and I really want to play. Here’s my issue:
I’ve reinstalled Riven and installed Exile (I had to download a patch for Exile). The game image is restricted to a small box in the center of the screen. I remember there being a smaller black rim around the game image in Riven. However, the game image seems much smaller now. It fills about 50-60% of the screen (like 2 to 3 inch black margins).
Is this the way it’s supposed to be? It doesn’t seem right.
I tried to figure out this problem on my own. I searched the forums and saw that several times it was mentioned that 640 by 480 is the resolution the game is designed to use. However, my current display resolution options are only 800 by 600 or 1024 by 768. I’ve looked and I haven’t found a way to manually change the resolution to something different on my computer.
I don’t know if this matters or not, but I remember having different display options than I have now before my computer crashed and I installed XP. For example, I remember one of my color settings being “True Color.” Now my only two options are Medium (16 bit) and High (24 bit).
What do I do? I’d really rather not play the game with such a small viewing area. It doesn’t seem right that I’d have to buy something either because it seems like it used to work before I UPgraded to XP… Right? http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
Please help me!
Myst__Lady
Here’s my computer’s information from the Direct X Diagnostic Tool (as requested by Alahmnat):
System:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Inspiron 2500
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Processor: Intel Pentium III, ~640MHz
Memory: 318MB RAM
Page File: 228MB used, 256MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
Display â€" Device:
Name: Intel 82815 Graphics Controller
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip Type: Intel 82815
DAC Type: Internal
Approx. Total Memory: 4.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (24 bit) (60Hz)
Display â€" Drivers:
Main Driver: i81xdnt5.dll
Version: 5.13.0001.2753 (English)
Date: 8/17/2001
WHQL Logo: Yes
Mini VDD: i81xnt5.sys
VDD: n/a
DDI Version: 8
I would really, really appreciate your help. I don’t know much about computers. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif
I completed the first Myst and most of Riven (I think! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif) before my laptop crashed (not related to playing Myst!). Dell replaced my hard drive and motherboard. My laptop’s previous operating system was Windows ME; however, when they put a new motherboard in I installed Windows XP Professional.
It’s been over a year since I last played Riven (the last time I played was pre-crash and pre-XP upgrade). But now I have time to play again, and I really want to play. Here’s my issue:
I’ve reinstalled Riven and installed Exile (I had to download a patch for Exile). The game image is restricted to a small box in the center of the screen. I remember there being a smaller black rim around the game image in Riven. However, the game image seems much smaller now. It fills about 50-60% of the screen (like 2 to 3 inch black margins).
Is this the way it’s supposed to be? It doesn’t seem right.
I tried to figure out this problem on my own. I searched the forums and saw that several times it was mentioned that 640 by 480 is the resolution the game is designed to use. However, my current display resolution options are only 800 by 600 or 1024 by 768. I’ve looked and I haven’t found a way to manually change the resolution to something different on my computer.
I don’t know if this matters or not, but I remember having different display options than I have now before my computer crashed and I installed XP. For example, I remember one of my color settings being “True Color.” Now my only two options are Medium (16 bit) and High (24 bit).
What do I do? I’d really rather not play the game with such a small viewing area. It doesn’t seem right that I’d have to buy something either because it seems like it used to work before I UPgraded to XP… Right? http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
Please help me!
Myst__Lady
Here’s my computer’s information from the Direct X Diagnostic Tool (as requested by Alahmnat):
System:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Inspiron 2500
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Processor: Intel Pentium III, ~640MHz
Memory: 318MB RAM
Page File: 228MB used, 256MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
Display â€" Device:
Name: Intel 82815 Graphics Controller
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip Type: Intel 82815
DAC Type: Internal
Approx. Total Memory: 4.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (24 bit) (60Hz)
Display â€" Drivers:
Main Driver: i81xdnt5.dll
Version: 5.13.0001.2753 (English)
Date: 8/17/2001
WHQL Logo: Yes
Mini VDD: i81xnt5.sys
VDD: n/a
DDI Version: 8