Hi, I have a HP Pavillion 7270 computer with the HP 15" Multimedia Display Monitor (Model D3857A). Doing regular things, my monitor is fine, but when I try to play games (Riven, Phantsmagoria I and II, and now X-Files) my screen is so dark I can barely see the game to play it. Today I called the tech. number for Riven game and was told it was my monitor and nothing I could ever do would help with any of these games. Is it true that I am just stuck and there is no way to do anything to brighten my screen. I would appreciate any advice, etc. I can get. Is there a place on the web where someone has a Personal Webpage about HP computers and monitors, from other people who own them. Thanks, Darlene

Darlene, I found this posted at the Riven suport site, hope it helps: Screen goes black when launching Riven (Windows 95) When Riven launches, Direct-Draw adjusts the bit-depth of the desktop settings. However, this may cause problems for some video cards. If your system goes black upon launch, please set the desktop settings to 640x480 16-bit color before launching the game. To set the desktop settings: Right Mouse-click on the desktop. Select Properties. Select the Settings Tab. Under Color Palette, select 16-bit. Under Desktop Area , select 640 x 480. Click Restart if prompted to do so. Otherwise, select OK.

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