OK, let's leave resolution settings for now. Three things to do first:
1. Totally uninstall SH3 - use Uninstall/Change programs from your Control Panel and delete the SH3 files in your My Documents folder.
You can also run a search ( all files and folders ) for SH3 and delete any files you find. If you've downloaded any mods, they're safe to leave, but put them in a separate folder well away from your program files.
Your aim is to re-start totally clean. So if you have a registry cleaner, run it after uninstalling SH3 and deleting any associated files.
2, Check that you have the very latest DirectX drivers installed. You can download the latest ones from the Microsoft website. Download and install them anyway - You won't do any harm.
3. Check that you have the very latest drivers for your new nVidia card. Go to the nVidia website and check. Just to be safe download and install the latest driver for your card from there.
Install SH3 - Just the out-of-the box game - no patche; no mods. Don't install either SH3 Comander, or JSGME yet.
Check that the system check the game performs after it's installed is OK
Try to run SH3 again. If we can get the vanilla unpatched and unmodded game to run OK we're winning.
This might might seem like a long process, but we have to start with the very basics - vanilla install DirectX and video drivers.
Please let me know how things go.
Fingers crossed.
Von M
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