Topic: Blue Screen of Death Help pls...

[BlazinBud]

Howdy everybody,  I just reinstalled OP and I'm getting a BSOD when I try to maximize game.  The game will minimize just fine,  but when I goto maximize it I get BSOD and my PC reboots.  Anybody else had this issue.  It really gets annoying because it makes it hard to host a game because if somebody drops and they need a relaunch I cant do it because of the crash when I maximize the game back...  All my drivers are up to date.   Run 6x AA 16xAF would that have anything to do with it?  Thanks everybody.

[marstone]

make sure your computer screen and the game are running the same resolution.

[BlazinBud]

Screen Resolution is the same for desktop and game 1600x1200... Set using EZini...

[KBF Soth]

I have found you can't minimize the game and bring it back unless you are looking at a ship's specs in the spacedock.

[marstone]

I have been able to have it min/max in a game (combat screen) but it is flaky and is real slow on my machine (darn windows key).

[BlazinBud]

Peeps do it all the time on GSA when somebody drops and such...  I used to with no problem...  But now its kicking me in the

[Commander Maxillius]

check to see in the sfc.ini file that "windowed=0" is actually "windowed=1"

EDIT:  On that note, I can't play windowed either way.  I'm running WinXP x64 with a dual monitor setup and I'd sure like to be able to change the CD in winamp on the other screen without quitting the game if there's a fix or workaround.  The game seems to load fine in windowed mode, but nothing but the cursor appears on screen.

machine stats if it'll help:

Pentium D 2.66GHz (dual)
1GB RAM
ATI Radeon X200 (integrated) @ 1280x1024 (monitor 1, secondary)
ATI Radeon X300 @ 1280x1024 (monitor 2, primary)

2nd EDIT: typos.  ugh.

3rd edit:
switching the monitors between the cards didn't help.  (i.e. making monitor 1 the primary instead of monitor 2)