All I Get Is A Black Screen

As I stated in the title when I try to start the game, the screen goes black and I have to Ctrl+Alt+Del to get back to the desktop.  The wierd part is that the game worked fine on this computer a few weeks ago (the last time I tried to play), and as far as I know nothing on my computer has changed since then.  The debug file says what the error is, I just don't know how to fix it, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

Here is the debug file:

Debug Message:  Version v1.4x last updated on: Mon Oct 23 17:43:56 2006
Debug Message:  GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message:  Checking DX Version.
Debug Message:  *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 12/14/2008, 04:53:49
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Machine Name: BRETTSTAMM-PC
Operating System: Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.080917-1612)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC   
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1    
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-57 (2 CPUs), ~1.9GHz
Physical Memory: 1982MB RAM
Page File: 910MB used, 4991MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA MCP67M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0531&SUBSYS_30CF103C&REV_A2
Display Memory: 64 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution:
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.5665
Driver Date: 9/19/2007 12:05:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
 


Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: Speakers (Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5051&SUBSYS_103C30CF&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: CHDART.sys
Provider: Conexant
Driver Version: 4.31.0000.0000
Driver Date: 9/9/2007 14:12:28
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 1
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
 
Sound device 1:
Description: SPDIF Interface (Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5051&SUBSYS_103C30CF&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: CHDART.sys
Provider: Conexant
Driver Version: 4.31.0000.0000
Driver Date: 9/9/2007 14:12:28
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 1
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
 


Debug Message:  *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message:  Entering WinMain
Debug Message:  ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message:  Going Fullscreen
Debug Message:  Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message:  Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
Debug Message:  Could not create the render device using default format. Switching to 16bit
Debug Message:  Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
Debug Message:  Could not create the render device.
Debug Message:  InitializeDirect3D Failed.
Debug Message:  Now Fullscreen
Debug Message:  Shell initialization complete
Debug Message:  WM_CLOSE message received.
Debug Message:  GameUninitialize start

 

Thanks in advance.

3,878 views 2 replies
Reply #1 Top

I would first and foremost update the game to the latest version

but that might not fix anything in your case

maybe you could try to update your nvidia graphic drivers

or check out that the game resolution is the same as your desktop

Reply #2 Top

Go to My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2, open the file prefs.ini, and make the following changes:

Change
DisplayWidth=1024
DisplayHeight=768
ColorDepth=32
Fullscreen=1

To
DisplayWidth=(Your desktop width)
DisplayHeight=(Your desktop height)
ColorDepth=32
Fullscreen=0

Then save the file and start the game.