StarLancer: Desktop Icons Appear on the Startup Screen (260733)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft StarLancer 1.0

This article was previously published under Q260733

SYMPTOMS

When you play Microsoft StarLancer, desktop icons may appear on the StarLancer startup screen.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true:
  • A Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Exxtreme video adapter is installed in your computer.
  • The screen resolution in the game is set to 1024 x 768 pixels.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest version of the video driver for your video adapter from the following Creative Labs Web site: If the issue continues to occur, download and install the latest version of the Permedia 2 reference driver from the following 3DLabs Web site:

MORE INFORMATION

To work around this issue, reduce the screen resolution in the game to 800 x 600 pixels.

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/12/2001
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbprb KB260733