When I click build in VC++, my monitor goes blank. Then I have to reset my computer to get a picture back. It also does this when I try to install Need 4 Speed: High Stakes. What wit dat? Download Complete. "YESSSSSS! The DirectX 7 SDK is finally MINE!! After 3 days of waiting, I have finally successfully downloaded this huge file. Now, I'll just fire up Winzip and... Illegal Fault. CURSES, MICROSOFT, CURSES!"

Wow, you must have a really crappy monitor

If you code it, they will come...

Commander M
http://commanderm.8m.com
cmndrm@commanderm.8m.com

Drivers drivers and drivers. No no, not the nfs driver. The Hardware Driver.

You might just be going outside of your scan range if you are switching display modes

I once heard: You can blow up your monitor by setting the resolution too high!
Did this guy just see too many movies?

Sorry, forgot something...(will not do it again!)

u can''t blow it up by changing the res, but you can blow it up with setting a high refresh rate to it

- pouya
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Don't take life seriously, you won't get out of it alive!

I doubt you can "blow up" your monitor by setting the refresh rate too high, you might break or damage it, but not blow it up. Saying that however, I did "blow up" my old 14" monitor. The power supply on my old computer's case was faulty and the machine kept rebooting. One time the computer started rebooting many times a minute and suddenly there was a huge spark that came from the back of the monitor, then there was a large smell of burnt plastic. Suffice to say that was the end of that computer

-- Kazan - Fire Mountain Games --

Edited by - Kazan on May 23, 2000 2:14:47 PM

Maybe he just had one of those special "Hollywood Edition" monitors with the C4 (explosive) upgrade, and the super-CRT that''s bright enough that the glare reflects the screen content across the faces of those using it and causes cancer.

Illegal Fault? Just order it of MS site for like 11 bucks and they''re send you the CD with some sample code, demos, and even DirectMusic Producer!!!