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Gmax Display Problems

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My PC has been updated (not by me!) from XP to Win 7 Enterprise. It now has an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E6850 3.00GHz 3.06GHz with 4 GB of RAM. It has an Nvidia GEforce 8800GT video card. It seems to run everything else perfectly, including FSX.

However, I have a problems with Gmax where the image breaks up in one viewport as shown in the top right viewport of the attached image. I haven't identified any particular action that triggers the breakup. Changing the viewport configuration restores the image but it's tedious.

Any ideas how to resolve this problem?
 

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You might try experimenting with the settings in the Gmax graphics card section. This looks like FSDS did on my ole Gateway many years ago. Definately a GC issue, from what I see.

You may have to go with Open GL....

Bill
 
Try turning off Aero design ? (suppoosing it's on).
 
Right-click your Shortcut

Under Compatibility: Turn off Desktop Composition (Aero)

This should allow you to use OpenGl or DirectX drivers with Win7
 
Ok...will try it as soon as I get home...Don't know much about Win 7...So used to XP..
 
Another problem is that the viewport names are not displayed properly. Looking closely at the image I posted, it can be seen that only the lower part of the name is shown in the top LH corner of the viewport.
 
MGH-try what Hcornea suggest...I just tried it and it fixed my display errors.
 
Thanks everyone for the advice. I already had turned off Aero globally so when I right click the FSX Gmax icon I only see Troubleshoot compatibility (not Compatibility) and so don't see Turn off Desktop Composition.

However I've found a solution to the viewport names not displaying which so far (touch wood) seems to have solved the problem with images breaking up too. This is:

Customise|Preferences|Viewports|Choose Driver then select HEIDI with Software Z buffer selected.

Why HEIDI works when Direct3D doesn't I have no idea, but she's a wonderful girl!
 
For the time being HEIDI's doing a good job so I'll leave her to get on with it.
 
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