vorob Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hello, I’ve got a very strange issue with several old games, and I'm trying to find a solution. I'll do my best to describe my issue.I’m sitting on laptop, Lenovo Y580, packed with i7 quad core cpu and Nvidia Optimus system (intel hd 4000 + nvidia 660m). It’s all working on Windows 7 x64 (SP1 + All updates). All drivers are fresh and Nvidia driver is 332.21.My problem is that in some old games (direct x 6 and 7 era) 2d elements flicker horribly, i'm talking about interface, menus and so on. 3d is ok. And that’s all only on Nvidia.I saw this problem in several different games:Rainbow Six (1998)No One Lives Forever (2000)Blood 2 (1998)Gabriel Knight 3 (1999)I've got a friend with the same laptop, the only different thing is that he has Windows 8 installed, no flickering. Same driver for nvidia.I also have another friend with Nvidia Optimus laptop from another vendor and he is on Windows 7, he has flickering.Aaaand i also found this guy in the interent with the same exact problem:https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/626974/pc-components/630m-flickering-2d-elements-and-fmvs/So, i’m trying to understand what unites games mentioned above? (directx 6-7 i suppose?)And what has changed in Windows 8, so flickering is gone? p.s. I was able to launch NOLF and Blood 2 in window mode, flickering was gone, other games don’t have windowed mode. p.s. i’m Russian, sorry for my English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanG3D Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Right-click the executable of the troubled game, select properties/compatibility and try the misc. options offered there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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